engrasar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grasa +‎ -ar Compare Italian ingrassare, French engraisser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾaˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈsaɾ]

Verb

engrasar (first-person singular present engraso, first-person singular preterite engrasé, past participle engrasado)

1. to grease

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engrasar
gerund			engrasando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engrasado		engrasada
		plural		engrasados		engrasadas
		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	engraso	engrasastú engrasásvos	engrasa	engrasamos	engrasáis	engrasan
	imperfect	engrasaba	engrasabas	engrasaba	engrasábamos	engrasabais	engrasaban
	preterite	engrasé	engrasaste	engrasó	engrasamos	engrasasteis	engrasaron
	future	engrasaré	engrasarás	engrasará	engrasaremos	engrasaréis	engrasarán
	conditional	engrasaría	engrasarías	engrasaría	engrasaríamos	engrasaríais	engrasarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engrase	engrasestú engrasésvos2	engrase	engrasemos	engraséis	engrasen
	imperfect (ra)	engrasara	engrasaras	engrasara	engrasáramos	engrasarais	engrasaran
	imperfect (se)	engrasase	engrasases	engrasase	engrasásemos	engrasaseis	engrasasen
	future1	engrasare	engrasares	engrasare	engrasáremos	engrasareis	engrasaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engrasatú engrasávos	engrase	engrasemos	engrasad	engrasen
	negative		no engrases	no engrase	no engrasemos	no engraséis	no engrasen

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

    Selected combined forms of engrasar

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 engrasar
	dative	engrasarme	engrasarte	engrasarle, engrasarse	engrasarnos	engrasaros	engrasarles, engrasarse
	accusative	engrasarme	engrasarte	engrasarlo, engrasarla, engrasarse	engrasarnos	engrasaros	engrasarlos, engrasarlas, engrasarse
with gerund engrasando
	dative	engrasándome	engrasándote	engrasándole, engrasándose	engrasándonos	engrasándoos	engrasándoles, engrasándose
	accusative	engrasándome	engrasándote	engrasándolo, engrasándola, engrasándose	engrasándonos	engrasándoos	engrasándolos, engrasándolas, engrasándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engrasa
	dative	engrásame	engrásate	engrásale	engrásanos	not used	engrásales
	accusative	engrásame	engrásate	engrásalo, engrásala	engrásanos	not used	engrásalos, engrásalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engrasá
	dative	engrasame	engrasate	engrasale	engrasanos	not used	engrasales
	accusative	engrasame	engrasate	engrasalo, engrasala	engrasanos	not used	engrasalos, engrasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engrase
	dative	engráseme	not used	engrásele, engrásese	engrásenos	not used	engráseles
	accusative	engráseme	not used	engráselo, engrásela, engrásese	engrásenos	not used	engráselos, engráselas
with first-person plural imperative engrasemos
	dative	not used	engrasémoste	engrasémosle	engrasémonos	engrasémoos	engrasémosles
	accusative	not used	engrasémoste	engrasémoslo, engrasémosla	engrasémonos	engrasémoos	engrasémoslos, engrasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engrasad
	dative	engrasadme	not used	engrasadle	engrasadnos	engrasaos	engrasadles
	accusative	engrasadme	not used	engrasadlo, engrasadla	engrasadnos	engrasaos	engrasadlos, engrasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engrasen
	dative	engrásenme	not used	engrásenle	engrásennos	not used	engrásenles, engrásense
	accusative	engrásenme	not used	engrásenlo, engrásenla	engrásennos	not used	engrásenlos, engrásenlas, engrásense

Related terms

• grasa

Further reading

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