engatusar

Spanish

Etymology

From engatar, from gato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡatuˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪uˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ga‧tu‧sar

Verb

engatusar (first-person singular present engatuso, first-person singular preterite engatusé, past participle engatusado)

1. to cajole

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engatusar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engatusar
gerund			engatusando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engatusado		engatusada
		plural		engatusados		engatusadas
		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	engatuso	engatusastú engatusásvos	engatusa	engatusamos	engatusáis	engatusan
	imperfect	engatusaba	engatusabas	engatusaba	engatusábamos	engatusabais	engatusaban
	preterite	engatusé	engatusaste	engatusó	engatusamos	engatusasteis	engatusaron
	future	engatusaré	engatusarás	engatusará	engatusaremos	engatusaréis	engatusarán
	conditional	engatusaría	engatusarías	engatusaría	engatusaríamos	engatusaríais	engatusarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engatuse	engatusestú engatusésvos2	engatuse	engatusemos	engatuséis	engatusen
	imperfect (ra)	engatusara	engatusaras	engatusara	engatusáramos	engatusarais	engatusaran
	imperfect (se)	engatusase	engatusases	engatusase	engatusásemos	engatusaseis	engatusasen
	future1	engatusare	engatusares	engatusare	engatusáremos	engatusareis	engatusaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engatusatú engatusávos	engatuse	engatusemos	engatusad	engatusen
	negative		no engatuses	no engatuse	no engatusemos	no engatuséis	no engatusen

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

    Selected combined forms of engatusar

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 engatusar
	dative	engatusarme	engatusarte	engatusarle, engatusarse	engatusarnos	engatusaros	engatusarles, engatusarse
	accusative	engatusarme	engatusarte	engatusarlo, engatusarla, engatusarse	engatusarnos	engatusaros	engatusarlos, engatusarlas, engatusarse
with gerund engatusando
	dative	engatusándome	engatusándote	engatusándole, engatusándose	engatusándonos	engatusándoos	engatusándoles, engatusándose
	accusative	engatusándome	engatusándote	engatusándolo, engatusándola, engatusándose	engatusándonos	engatusándoos	engatusándolos, engatusándolas, engatusándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engatusa
	dative	engatúsame	engatúsate	engatúsale	engatúsanos	not used	engatúsales
	accusative	engatúsame	engatúsate	engatúsalo, engatúsala	engatúsanos	not used	engatúsalos, engatúsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engatusá
	dative	engatusame	engatusate	engatusale	engatusanos	not used	engatusales
	accusative	engatusame	engatusate	engatusalo, engatusala	engatusanos	not used	engatusalos, engatusalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engatuse
	dative	engatúseme	not used	engatúsele, engatúsese	engatúsenos	not used	engatúseles
	accusative	engatúseme	not used	engatúselo, engatúsela, engatúsese	engatúsenos	not used	engatúselos, engatúselas
with first-person plural imperative engatusemos
	dative	not used	engatusémoste	engatusémosle	engatusémonos	engatusémoos	engatusémosles
	accusative	not used	engatusémoste	engatusémoslo, engatusémosla	engatusémonos	engatusémoos	engatusémoslos, engatusémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engatusad
	dative	engatusadme	not used	engatusadle	engatusadnos	engatusaos	engatusadles
	accusative	engatusadme	not used	engatusadlo, engatusadla	engatusadnos	engatusaos	engatusadlos, engatusadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engatusen
	dative	engatúsenme	not used	engatúsenle	engatúsennos	not used	engatúsenles, engatúsense
	accusative	engatúsenme	not used	engatúsenlo, engatúsenla	engatúsennos	not used	engatúsenlos, engatúsenlas, engatúsense

Further reading

• “engatusar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28