encantar
Portuguese
Etymology
Latin incantare, active infinitive of incanto
Verb
encantar (first-person singular present indicative encanto, past participle encantado)
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb encantar
Notes:
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin incantāre, present active infinitive of incantō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
encantar (first-person singular present encanto, past participle encantat)
Usage notes
In the sense of 'love', the person loving is used as the direct object, and the person/thing loved as the subject.
Conjugation
Conjugation of encantar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | encantar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | encantant | ||||||
| past participle | encantat | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| Indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès |
|
| present | encanto | encantes | encanta | encantem | encanteu | encanten | |
| imperfect | encantava | encantaves | encantava | encantàvem | encantàveu | encantaven | |
| future | encantaré | encantaràs | encantarà | encantarem | encantareu | encantaran | |
| preterite | encantí | encantares | encantà | encantàrem | encantàreu | encantaren | |
| conditional | encantaria | encantaries | encantaria | encantaríem | encantaríeu | encantarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella | nosaltres | vosaltres | ells/elles | |
| present | encanti | encantis | encanti | encantem | encanteu | encantin | |
| imperfect | encantés | encantessis | encantés | encantéssim | encantéssiu | encantessin | |
| imperative | - | tu | ell/ella | nosaltres | vosaltres | ells/elles | |
| — | encanta | encanti | encantem | encanteu | encantin | ||
Galician
Verb
encantar (first-person sg present encanto, first-person sg preterite encantei, past participle encantado)
- to enchant, charm
- first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of encantar
- first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of encantar
Conjugation
Conjugation of encantar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin incantāre, present active infinitive of incantō.
Verb
encantar (first-person singular present encanto, first-person singular preterite encanté, past participle encantado)
- to delight, be delighting, to charm, enchant
- (with reversed subject and object) to like very much, love, enjoy
-
- Me encantan los mariscos. - 'I love seafood'
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- to bewitch
Conjugation
Conjugation of encantar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Synonyms
Related terms
- encantado a
- encantador a, m and f
- encantadoramente adv
- encantamiento m
- encanto m