Etymology
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From Andalusian Arabic جوف (jūf), from Arabic جَوْف (jawf, “cavity”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃuˈfaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧chu‧far
enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado)
- to plug in
- (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
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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.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive enchufar
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dative
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enchufarme
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enchufarte
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enchufarle, enchufarse
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enchufarnos
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enchufaros
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enchufarles, enchufarse
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accusative
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enchufarme
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enchufarte
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enchufarlo, enchufarla, enchufarse
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enchufarnos
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enchufaros
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enchufarlos, enchufarlas, enchufarse
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with gerund enchufando
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dative
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enchufándome
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enchufándote
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enchufándole, enchufándose
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enchufándonos
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enchufándoos
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enchufándoles, enchufándose
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accusative
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enchufándome
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enchufándote
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enchufándolo, enchufándola, enchufándose
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enchufándonos
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enchufándoos
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enchufándolos, enchufándolas, enchufándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchufa
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dative
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enchúfame
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enchúfate
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enchúfale
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enchúfanos
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not used
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enchúfales
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accusative
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enchúfame
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enchúfate
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enchúfalo, enchúfala
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enchúfanos
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not used
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enchúfalos, enchúfalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchufá
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dative
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enchufame
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enchufate
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enchufale
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enchufanos
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not used
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enchufales
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accusative
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enchufame
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enchufate
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enchufalo, enchufala
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enchufanos
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not used
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enchufalos, enchufalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enchufe
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dative
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enchúfeme
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not used
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enchúfele, enchúfese
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enchúfenos
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not used
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enchúfeles
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accusative
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enchúfeme
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not used
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enchúfelo, enchúfela, enchúfese
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enchúfenos
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not used
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enchúfelos, enchúfelas
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with first-person plural imperative enchufemos
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dative
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not used
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enchufémoste
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enchufémosle
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enchufémonos
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enchufémoos
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enchufémosles
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accusative
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not used
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enchufémoste
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enchufémoslo, enchufémosla
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enchufémonos
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enchufémoos
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enchufémoslos, enchufémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enchufad
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dative
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enchufadme
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not used
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enchufadle
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enchufadnos
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enchufaos
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enchufadles
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accusative
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enchufadme
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not used
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enchufadlo, enchufadla
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enchufadnos
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enchufaos
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enchufadlos, enchufadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enchufen
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dative
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enchúfenme
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not used
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enchúfenle
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enchúfennos
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not used
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enchúfenles, enchúfense
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accusative
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enchúfenme
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not used
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enchúfenlo, enchúfenla
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enchúfennos
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not used
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enchúfenlos, enchúfenlas, enchúfense
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