enchironar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ chirona (“prison”, noun) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ent͡ʃiɾoˈnaɾ/ [ẽnʲ.t͡ʃi.ɾoˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧chi‧ro‧nar

Verb

enchironar (first-person singular present enchirono, first-person singular preterite enchironé, past participle enchironado)

1. (transitive, colloquial) to imprison, incarcerate

   Synonyms: encarcelar, aprisionar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enchironar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			enchironar
gerund			enchironando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enchironado		enchironada
		plural		enchironados		enchironadas
		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	enchirono	enchironastú enchironásvos	enchirona	enchironamos	enchironáis	enchironan
	imperfect	enchironaba	enchironabas	enchironaba	enchironábamos	enchironabais	enchironaban
	preterite	enchironé	enchironaste	enchironó	enchironamos	enchironasteis	enchironaron
	future	enchironaré	enchironarás	enchironará	enchironaremos	enchironaréis	enchironarán
	conditional	enchironaría	enchironarías	enchironaría	enchironaríamos	enchironaríais	enchironarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enchirone	enchironestú enchironésvos2	enchirone	enchironemos	enchironéis	enchironen
	imperfect (ra)	enchironara	enchironaras	enchironara	enchironáramos	enchironarais	enchironaran
	imperfect (se)	enchironase	enchironases	enchironase	enchironásemos	enchironaseis	enchironasen
	future1	enchironare	enchironares	enchironare	enchironáremos	enchironareis	enchironaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enchironatú enchironávos	enchirone	enchironemos	enchironad	enchironen
	negative		no enchirones	no enchirone	no enchironemos	no enchironéis	no enchironen

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

    Selected combined forms of enchironar

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 enchironar	dative	enchironarme	enchironarte	enchironarle, enchironarse	enchironarnos	enchironaros	enchironarles, enchironarse
	accusative	enchironarme	enchironarte	enchironarlo, enchironarla, enchironarse	enchironarnos	enchironaros	enchironarlos, enchironarlas, enchironarse
with gerund enchironando	dative	enchironándome	enchironándote	enchironándole, enchironándose	enchironándonos	enchironándoos	enchironándoles, enchironándose
	accusative	enchironándome	enchironándote	enchironándolo, enchironándola, enchironándose	enchironándonos	enchironándoos	enchironándolos, enchironándolas, enchironándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enchirona	dative	enchiróname	enchirónate	enchirónale	enchirónanos	not used	enchirónales
	accusative	enchiróname	enchirónate	enchirónalo, enchirónala	enchirónanos	not used	enchirónalos, enchirónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enchironá	dative	enchironame	enchironate	enchironale	enchironanos	not used	enchironales
	accusative	enchironame	enchironate	enchironalo, enchironala	enchironanos	not used	enchironalos, enchironalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enchirone	dative	enchiróneme	not used	enchirónele, enchirónese	enchirónenos	not used	enchiróneles
	accusative	enchiróneme	not used	enchirónelo, enchirónela, enchirónese	enchirónenos	not used	enchirónelos, enchirónelas
with first-person plural imperative enchironemos	dative	not used	enchironémoste	enchironémosle	enchironémonos	enchironémoos	enchironémosles
	accusative	not used	enchironémoste	enchironémoslo, enchironémosla	enchironémonos	enchironémoos	enchironémoslos, enchironémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enchironad	dative	enchironadme	not used	enchironadle	enchironadnos	enchironaos	enchironadles
	accusative	enchironadme	not used	enchironadlo, enchironadla	enchironadnos	enchironaos	enchironadlos, enchironadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enchironen	dative	enchirónenme	not used	enchirónenle	enchirónennos	not used	enchirónenles, enchirónense
	accusative	enchirónenme	not used	enchirónenlo, enchirónenla	enchirónennos	not used	enchirónenlos, enchirónenlas, enchirónense

Further reading

• “enchironar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10