encargar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + cargar. Compare Italian incaricare, cf. also Portuguese encarregar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkarˈɡaɾ/, [ẽŋkarˈɣaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: en‧car‧gar

Verb

encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encargué, past participle encargado)

  1. (transitive) to entrust
  2. (reflexive) to take charge of something
  3. (transitive) to order (goods)

Conjugation

  • Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

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