enchufar

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic جوف (ǧūf), from Arabic جَوْف (jawf, “cavity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃuˈfaɾ]

Verb

enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado)

1. to plug in
2. (colloquial, Spain) to pull strings; to obtain a job by influence or recommendation, not for his own merits because has connections or friends in high places

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enchufar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			enchufar
gerund			enchufando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enchufado		enchufada
		plural		enchufados		enchufadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchufo	enchufastú enchufásvos	enchufa	enchufamos	enchufáis	enchufan
	imperfect	enchufaba	enchufabas	enchufaba	enchufábamos	enchufabais	enchufaban
	preterite	enchufé	enchufaste	enchufó	enchufamos	enchufasteis	enchufaron
	future	enchufaré	enchufarás	enchufará	enchufaremos	enchufaréis	enchufarán
	conditional	enchufaría	enchufarías	enchufaría	enchufaríamos	enchufaríais	enchufarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchufe	enchufestú enchufésvos2	enchufe	enchufemos	enchuféis	enchufen
	imperfect (ra)	enchufara	enchufaras	enchufara	enchufáramos	enchufarais	enchufaran
	imperfect (se)	enchufase	enchufases	enchufase	enchufásemos	enchufaseis	enchufasen
	future1	enchufare	enchufares	enchufare	enchufáremos	enchufareis	enchufaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enchufatú enchufávos	enchufe	enchufemos	enchufad	enchufen
	negative		no enchufes	no enchufe	no enchufemos	no enchuféis	no enchufen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of enchufar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive enchufar
	dative	enchufarme	enchufarte	enchufarle, enchufarse	enchufarnos	enchufaros	enchufarles, enchufarse
	accusative	enchufarme	enchufarte	enchufarlo, enchufarla, enchufarse	enchufarnos	enchufaros	enchufarlos, enchufarlas, enchufarse
with gerund enchufando
	dative	enchufándome	enchufándote	enchufándole, enchufándose	enchufándonos	enchufándoos	enchufándoles, enchufándose
	accusative	enchufándome	enchufándote	enchufándolo, enchufándola, enchufándose	enchufándonos	enchufándoos	enchufándolos, enchufándolas, enchufándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchufa
	dative	enchúfame	enchúfate	enchúfale	enchúfanos	not used	enchúfales
	accusative	enchúfame	enchúfate	enchúfalo, enchúfala	enchúfanos	not used	enchúfalos, enchúfalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchufá
	dative	enchufame	enchufate	enchufale	enchufanos	not used	enchufales
	accusative	enchufame	enchufate	enchufalo, enchufala	enchufanos	not used	enchufalos, enchufalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enchufe
	dative	enchúfeme	not used	enchúfele, enchúfese	enchúfenos	not used	enchúfeles
	accusative	enchúfeme	not used	enchúfelo, enchúfela, enchúfese	enchúfenos	not used	enchúfelos, enchúfelas
with first-person plural imperative enchufemos
	dative	not used	enchufémoste	enchufémosle	enchufémonos	enchufémoos	enchufémosles
	accusative	not used	enchufémoste	enchufémoslo, enchufémosla	enchufémonos	enchufémoos	enchufémoslos, enchufémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enchufad
	dative	enchufadme	not used	enchufadle	enchufadnos	enchufaos	enchufadles
	accusative	enchufadme	not used	enchufadlo, enchufadla	enchufadnos	enchufaos	enchufadlos, enchufadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enchufen
	dative	enchúfenme	not used	enchúfenle	enchúfennos	not used	enchúfenles, enchúfense
	accusative	enchúfenme	not used	enchúfenlo, enchúfenla	enchúfennos	not used	enchúfenlos, enchúfenlas, enchúfense

Derived terms

• enchufable
• enchufado
• enchufársela
• enchufe

 

Related terms

• enchufismo
• enchufista
• tener enchufe

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: enxufar

Further reading

• “enchufar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014