encerrar

/enseˈraɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
encierro
preterite (yo)
encerré
past participle
encerrado

Meaning

  1. to lock up

    • Encerraron al perro en el garaje.

      They shut the dog in the garage.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does encerrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches encerrar?

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