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encarregar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- +‎ carregar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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encarregar (first-person singular present encarrego, first-person singular preterite encarreguí, past participle encarregat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to instruct
  2. to charge, put in charge
  3. (reflexive) to take over

Conjugation

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- +‎ carregar. Compare Spanish encargar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.heˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.heˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.ka.heˈɡa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.ka.heˈɡa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ka.χeˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ka.χeˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.ka.heˈɡa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ka.ʁeˈɡa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.ka.heˈɡa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.kɐ.ʁɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧car‧re‧gar

Verb

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encarregar (first-person singular present encarrego, first-person singular preterite encarreguei, past participle encarregado)

  1. to charge
  2. to instruct

Usage notes

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A short past participle form encarregue is sometimes also used in European Portuguese, though this is considered nonstandard.

Conjugation

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