enchufar

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَوْف‎ (ǧawf, “belly, inner cavity”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ent͡ʃuˈfaɾ/, [ẽnʲt͡ʃuˈfaɾ]

Verb

enchufar (first-person singular present enchufo, first-person singular preterite enchufé, past participle enchufado)

  1. to plug in
  2. (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
        Conjugation of enchufar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive enchufar
    gerund enchufando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular enchufado enchufada
    plural enchufados enchufadas
    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 enchufo enchufastú
    enchufásvos    		 enchufa enchufamos enchufáis enchufan
    imperfect enchufaba enchufabas enchufaba enchufábamos enchufabais enchufaban
    preterite enchufé enchufaste enchufó enchufamos enchufasteis enchufaron
    future enchufaré enchufarás enchufará enchufaremos enchufaréis enchufarán
    conditional enchufaría enchufarías enchufaría enchufaríamos enchufaríais enchufarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present enchufe enchufestú
    enchufésvos2    		 enchufe enchufemos enchuféis enchufen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 enchufara enchufaras enchufara enchufáramos enchufarais enchufaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 enchufase enchufases enchufase enchufásemos enchufaseis enchufasen
    future1 enchufare enchufares enchufare enchufáremos enchufareis enchufaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative enchufatú
    enchufávos    		 enchufe enchufemos enchufad enchufen
    negative no enchufes no enchufe no enchufemos no enchuféis no enchufen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of enchufaredit data

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

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive enchufar
      dative enchufarme enchufarte enchufarle, enchufarse enchufarnos enchufaros enchufarles, enchufarse
      accusative enchufarme enchufarte enchufarlo, enchufarla, enchufarse enchufarnos enchufaros enchufarlos, enchufarlas, enchufarse
      with gerund enchufando
      dative enchufándome enchufándote enchufándole, enchufándose enchufándonos enchufándoos enchufándoles, enchufándose
      accusative enchufándome enchufándote enchufándolo, enchufándola, enchufándose enchufándonos enchufándoos enchufándolos, enchufándolas, enchufándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative enchufa
      dative enchúfame enchúfate enchúfale enchúfanos not used enchúfales
      accusative enchúfame enchúfate enchúfalo, enchúfala enchúfanos not used enchúfalos, enchúfalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative enchufe
      dative enchúfeme not used enchúfele, enchúfese enchúfenos not used enchúfeles
      accusative enchúfeme not used enchúfelo, enchúfela, enchúfese enchúfenos not used enchúfelos, enchúfelas
      with first-person plural imperative enchufemos
      dative not used enchufémoste enchufémosle enchufémonos enchufémoos enchufémosles
      accusative not used enchufémoste enchufémoslo, enchufémosla enchufémonos enchufémoos enchufémoslos, enchufémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative enchufad
      dative enchufadme not used enchufadle enchufadnos enchufaos enchufadles
      accusative enchufadme not used enchufadlo, enchufadla enchufadnos enchufaos enchufadlos, enchufadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative enchufen
      dative enchúfenme not used enchúfenle enchúfennos not used enchúfenles, enchúfense
      accusative enchúfenme not used enchúfenlo, enchúfenla enchúfennos not used enchúfenlos, enchúfenlas, enchúfense
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