enjuagar

Spanish

Alternative forms

enjaguar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish enxaguar (with metathesis of /w/), from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre (+ the Spanish prefix en-), a verb based on Latin ex- (“out”) + aqua (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enxwaˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.xwaˈɣ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧jua‧gar

Verb

enjuagar (first-person singular present enjuago, first-person singular preterite enjuagué, past participle enjuagado)

(transitive) to rinse

Conjugation

Conjugation of enjuagar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			enjuagar
gerund			enjuagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enjuagado		enjuagada
		plural		enjuagados		enjuagadas
		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	enjuago	enjuagas^{^tú} enjuagás^{^vos}	enjuaga	enjuagamos	enjuagáis	enjuagan
	imperfect	enjuagaba	enjuagabas	enjuagaba	enjuagábamos	enjuagabais	enjuagaban
	preterite	enjuagué	enjuagaste	enjuagó	enjuagamos	enjuagasteis	enjuagaron
	future	enjuagaré	enjuagarás	enjuagará	enjuagaremos	enjuagaréis	enjuagarán
	conditional	enjuagaría	enjuagarías	enjuagaría	enjuagaríamos	enjuagaríais	enjuagarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enjuague	enjuagues^{^tú} enjuagués^{^vos²}	enjuague	enjuaguemos	enjuaguéis	enjuaguen
	imperfect (ra)	enjuagara	enjuagaras	enjuagara	enjuagáramos	enjuagarais	enjuagaran
	imperfect (se)	enjuagase	enjuagases	enjuagase	enjuagásemos	enjuagaseis	enjuagasen
	future¹	enjuagare	enjuagares	enjuagare	enjuagáremos	enjuagareis	enjuagaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enjuaga^{^tú} enjuagá^{^vos}	enjuague	enjuaguemos	enjuagad	enjuaguen
	negative		no enjuagues	no enjuague	no enjuaguemos	no enjuaguéis	no enjuaguen

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

Selected combined forms of enjuagar (g-gu alternation)

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 enjuagar	dative	enjuagarme	enjuagarte	enjuagarle, enjuagarse	enjuagarnos	enjuagaros	enjuagarles, enjuagarse
with infinitive enjuagar	accusative	enjuagarme	enjuagarte	enjuagarlo, enjuagarla, enjuagarse	enjuagarnos	enjuagaros	enjuagarlos, enjuagarlas, enjuagarse

with gerund enjuagando	dative	enjuagándome	enjuagándote	enjuagándole, enjuagándose	enjuagándonos	enjuagándoos	enjuagándoles, enjuagándose
with gerund enjuagando	accusative	enjuagándome	enjuagándote	enjuagándolo, enjuagándola, enjuagándose	enjuagándonos	enjuagándoos	enjuagándolos, enjuagándolas, enjuagándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative enjuaga	dative	enjuágame	enjuágate	enjuágale	enjuáganos	not used	enjuágales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enjuaga	accusative	enjuágame	enjuágate	enjuágalo, enjuágala	enjuáganos	not used	enjuágalos, enjuágalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative enjuagá	dative	enjuagame	enjuagate	enjuagale	enjuaganos	not used	enjuagales
	accusative	enjuagame	enjuagate	enjuagalo, enjuagala	enjuaganos	not used	enjuagalos, enjuagalas

with formal second-person singular imperative enjuague	dative	enjuágueme	not used	enjuáguele, enjuáguese	enjuáguenos	not used	enjuágueles
with formal second-person singular imperative enjuague	accusative	enjuágueme	not used	enjuáguelo, enjuáguela, enjuáguese	enjuáguenos	not used	enjuáguelos, enjuáguelas

with first-person plural imperative enjuaguemos	dative	not used	enjuaguémoste	enjuaguémosle	enjuaguémonos	enjuaguémoos	enjuaguémosles
with first-person plural imperative enjuaguemos	accusative	not used	enjuaguémoste	enjuaguémoslo, enjuaguémosla	enjuaguémonos	enjuaguémoos	enjuaguémoslos, enjuaguémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative enjuagad	dative	enjuagadme	not used	enjuagadle	enjuagadnos	enjuagaos	enjuagadles
with informal second-person plural imperative enjuagad	accusative	enjuagadme	not used	enjuagadlo, enjuagadla	enjuagadnos	enjuagaos	enjuagadlos, enjuagadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative enjuaguen	dative	enjuáguenme	not used	enjuáguenle	enjuáguennos	not used	enjuáguenles, enjuáguense
with formal second-person plural imperative enjuaguen	accusative	enjuáguenme	not used	enjuáguenlo, enjuáguenla	enjuáguennos	not used	enjuáguenlos, enjuáguenlas, enjuáguense

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