enchapar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ent͡ʃaˈpaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃaˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧cha‧par

Verb

enchapar (first-person singular present enchapo, first-person singular preterite enchapé, past participle enchapado)

1. to veneer

   Synonym: chapar

Conjugation

infinitive			enchapar
gerund			enchapando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enchapado		enchapada
		plural		enchapados		enchapadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchapo	enchapastú enchapásvos	enchapa	enchapamos	enchapáis	enchapan
	imperfect	enchapaba	enchapabas	enchapaba	enchapábamos	enchapabais	enchapaban
	preterite	enchapé	enchapaste	enchapó	enchapamos	enchapasteis	enchaparon
	future	enchaparé	enchaparás	enchapará	enchaparemos	enchaparéis	enchaparán
	conditional	enchaparía	enchaparías	enchaparía	enchaparíamos	enchaparíais	enchaparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchape	enchapestú enchapésvos2	enchape	enchapemos	enchapéis	enchapen
	imperfect (ra)	enchapara	enchaparas	enchapara	enchapáramos	enchaparais	enchaparan
	imperfect (se)	enchapase	enchapases	enchapase	enchapásemos	enchapaseis	enchapasen
	future1	enchapare	enchapares	enchapare	enchapáremos	enchapareis	enchaparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enchapatú enchapávos	enchape	enchapemos	enchapad	enchapen
	negative		no enchapes	no enchape	no enchapemos	no enchapéis	no enchapen

    Conjugation of enchapar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive enchapar
	dative	enchaparme	enchaparte	enchaparle, enchaparse	enchaparnos	enchaparos	enchaparles, enchaparse
	accusative	enchaparme	enchaparte	enchaparlo, enchaparla, enchaparse	enchaparnos	enchaparos	enchaparlos, enchaparlas, enchaparse
with gerund enchapando
	dative	enchapándome	enchapándote	enchapándole, enchapándose	enchapándonos	enchapándoos	enchapándoles, enchapándose
	accusative	enchapándome	enchapándote	enchapándolo, enchapándola, enchapándose	enchapándonos	enchapándoos	enchapándolos, enchapándolas, enchapándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchapa
	dative	enchápame	enchápate	enchápale	enchápanos	not used	enchápales
	accusative	enchápame	enchápate	enchápalo, enchápala	enchápanos	not used	enchápalos, enchápalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchapá
	dative	enchapame	enchapate	enchapale	enchapanos	not used	enchapales
	accusative	enchapame	enchapate	enchapalo, enchapala	enchapanos	not used	enchapalos, enchapalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enchape
	dative	enchápeme	not used	enchápele, enchápese	enchápenos	not used	enchápeles
	accusative	enchápeme	not used	enchápelo, enchápela, enchápese	enchápenos	not used	enchápelos, enchápelas
with first-person plural imperative enchapemos
	dative	not used	enchapémoste	enchapémosle	enchapémonos	enchapémoos	enchapémosles
	accusative	not used	enchapémoste	enchapémoslo, enchapémosla	enchapémonos	enchapémoos	enchapémoslos, enchapémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enchapad
	dative	enchapadme	not used	enchapadle	enchapadnos	enchapaos	enchapadles
	accusative	enchapadme	not used	enchapadlo, enchapadla	enchapadnos	enchapaos	enchapadlos, enchapadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enchapen
	dative	enchápenme	not used	enchápenle	enchápennos	not used	enchápenles, enchápense
	accusative	enchápenme	not used	enchápenlo, enchápenla	enchápennos	not used	enchápenlos, enchápenlas, enchápense

    Selected combined forms of enchapar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Further reading

• “enchapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28