enzarzar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ zarza (“bramble”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

enzarzar (first-person singular present enzarzo, first-person singular preterite enzarcé, past participle enzarzado)

to entangle in brambles
to push into a fight
(reflexive) to get caught up in brambles
(reflexive) to get caught up in a fight

Conjugation

Conjugation of enzarzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			enzarzar
gerund			enzarzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enzarzado		enzarzada
		plural		enzarzados		enzarzadas
		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	enzarzo	enzarzas^{^tú} enzarzás^{^vos}	enzarza	enzarzamos	enzarzáis	enzarzan
	imperfect	enzarzaba	enzarzabas	enzarzaba	enzarzábamos	enzarzabais	enzarzaban
	preterite	enzarcé	enzarzaste	enzarzó	enzarzamos	enzarzasteis	enzarzaron
	future	enzarzaré	enzarzarás	enzarzará	enzarzaremos	enzarzaréis	enzarzarán
	conditional	enzarzaría	enzarzarías	enzarzaría	enzarzaríamos	enzarzaríais	enzarzarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	enzarce	enzarces^{^tú} enzarcés^{^vos²}	enzarce	enzarcemos	enzarcéis	enzarcen
	imperfect (ra)	enzarzara	enzarzaras	enzarzara	enzarzáramos	enzarzarais	enzarzaran
	imperfect (se)	enzarzase	enzarzases	enzarzase	enzarzásemos	enzarzaseis	enzarzasen
	future¹	enzarzare	enzarzares	enzarzare	enzarzáremos	enzarzareis	enzarzaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		enzarza^{^tú} enzarzá^{^vos}	enzarce	enzarcemos	enzarzad	enzarcen
	negative		no enzarces	no enzarce	no enzarcemos	no enzarcéis	no enzarcen

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

Selected combined forms of enzarzar (c-z 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 enzarzar	dative	enzarzarme	enzarzarte	enzarzarle, enzarzarse	enzarzarnos	enzarzaros	enzarzarles, enzarzarse
with infinitive enzarzar	accusative	enzarzarme	enzarzarte	enzarzarlo, enzarzarla, enzarzarse	enzarzarnos	enzarzaros	enzarzarlos, enzarzarlas, enzarzarse

with gerund enzarzando	dative	enzarzándome	enzarzándote	enzarzándole, enzarzándose	enzarzándonos	enzarzándoos	enzarzándoles, enzarzándose
with gerund enzarzando	accusative	enzarzándome	enzarzándote	enzarzándolo, enzarzándola, enzarzándose	enzarzándonos	enzarzándoos	enzarzándolos, enzarzándolas, enzarzándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative enzarza	dative	enzárzame	enzárzate	enzárzale	enzárzanos	not used	enzárzales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enzarza	accusative	enzárzame	enzárzate	enzárzalo, enzárzala	enzárzanos	not used	enzárzalos, enzárzalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative enzarzá	dative	enzarzame	enzarzate	enzarzale	enzarzanos	not used	enzarzales
	accusative	enzarzame	enzarzate	enzarzalo, enzarzala	enzarzanos	not used	enzarzalos, enzarzalas

with formal second-person singular imperative enzarce	dative	enzárceme	not used	enzárcele, enzárcese	enzárcenos	not used	enzárceles
with formal second-person singular imperative enzarce	accusative	enzárceme	not used	enzárcelo, enzárcela, enzárcese	enzárcenos	not used	enzárcelos, enzárcelas

with first-person plural imperative enzarcemos	dative	not used	enzarcémoste	enzarcémosle	enzarcémonos	enzarcémoos	enzarcémosles
with first-person plural imperative enzarcemos	accusative	not used	enzarcémoste	enzarcémoslo, enzarcémosla	enzarcémonos	enzarcémoos	enzarcémoslos, enzarcémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative enzarzad	dative	enzarzadme	not used	enzarzadle	enzarzadnos	enzarzaos	enzarzadles
with informal second-person plural imperative enzarzad	accusative	enzarzadme	not used	enzarzadlo, enzarzadla	enzarzadnos	enzarzaos	enzarzadlos, enzarzadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative enzarcen	dative	enzárcenme	not used	enzárcenle	enzárcennos	not used	enzárcenles, enzárcense
with formal second-person plural imperative enzarcen	accusative	enzárcenme	not used	enzárcenlo, enzárcenla	enzárcennos	not used	enzárcenlos, enzárcenlas, enzárcense

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