encarregar

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

encarregar (first-person singular present encarrego, past participle encarregat)

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

ConjugationEdit

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EtymologyEdit

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

VerbEdit

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

  1. to charge
  2. to instruct

Usage notesEdit

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

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