engatillar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ gatillo +‎ -ar. Cognate with Portuguese engatilhar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enɡatiˈʝaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʝaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /enɡatiˈʎaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /enɡatiˈʃaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /enɡatiˈʒaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.t̪iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧ga‧ti‧llar

Verb

engatillar (first-person singular present engatillo, first-person singular preterite engatillé, past participle engatillado)

to pull the trigger

Conjugation

Conjugation of engatillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			engatillar
gerund			engatillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engatillado		engatillada
		plural		engatillados		engatilladas
		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	engatillo	engatillas^{^tú} engatillás^{^vos}	engatilla	engatillamos	engatilláis	engatillan
	imperfect	engatillaba	engatillabas	engatillaba	engatillábamos	engatillabais	engatillaban
	preterite	engatillé	engatillaste	engatilló	engatillamos	engatillasteis	engatillaron
	future	engatillaré	engatillarás	engatillará	engatillaremos	engatillaréis	engatillarán
	conditional	engatillaría	engatillarías	engatillaría	engatillaríamos	engatillaríais	engatillarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engatille	engatilles^{^tú} engatillés^{^vos²}	engatille	engatillemos	engatilléis	engatillen
	imperfect (ra)	engatillara	engatillaras	engatillara	engatilláramos	engatillarais	engatillaran
	imperfect (se)	engatillase	engatillases	engatillase	engatillásemos	engatillaseis	engatillasen
	future¹	engatillare	engatillares	engatillare	engatilláremos	engatillareis	engatillaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engatilla^{^tú} engatillá^{^vos}	engatille	engatillemos	engatillad	engatillen
	negative		no engatilles	no engatille	no engatillemos	no engatilléis	no engatillen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of engatillar

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 engatillar	dative	engatillarme	engatillarte	engatillarle, engatillarse	engatillarnos	engatillaros	engatillarles, engatillarse
with infinitive engatillar	accusative	engatillarme	engatillarte	engatillarlo, engatillarla, engatillarse	engatillarnos	engatillaros	engatillarlos, engatillarlas, engatillarse

with gerund engatillando	dative	engatillándome	engatillándote	engatillándole, engatillándose	engatillándonos	engatillándoos	engatillándoles, engatillándose
with gerund engatillando	accusative	engatillándome	engatillándote	engatillándolo, engatillándola, engatillándose	engatillándonos	engatillándoos	engatillándolos, engatillándolas, engatillándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative engatilla	dative	engatíllame	engatíllate	engatíllale	engatíllanos	not used	engatíllales
	accusative	engatíllame	engatíllate	engatíllalo, engatíllala	engatíllanos	not used	engatíllalos, engatíllalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative engatillá	dative	engatillame	engatillate	engatillale	engatillanos	not used	engatillales
	accusative	engatillame	engatillate	engatillalo, engatillala	engatillanos	not used	engatillalos, engatillalas

with formal second-person singular imperative engatille	dative	engatílleme	not used	engatíllele, engatíllese	engatíllenos	not used	engatílleles
with formal second-person singular imperative engatille	accusative	engatílleme	not used	engatíllelo, engatíllela, engatíllese	engatíllenos	not used	engatíllelos, engatíllelas

with first-person plural imperative engatillemos	dative	not used	engatillémoste	engatillémosle	engatillémonos	engatillémoos	engatillémosles
with first-person plural imperative engatillemos	accusative	not used	engatillémoste	engatillémoslo, engatillémosla	engatillémonos	engatillémoos	engatillémoslos, engatillémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative engatillad	dative	engatilladme	not used	engatilladle	engatilladnos	engatillaos	engatilladles
with informal second-person plural imperative engatillad	accusative	engatilladme	not used	engatilladlo, engatilladla	engatilladnos	engatillaos	engatilladlos, engatilladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative engatillen	dative	engatíllenme	not used	engatíllenle	engatíllennos	not used	engatíllenles, engatíllense
with formal second-person plural imperative engatillen	accusative	engatíllenme	not used	engatíllenlo, engatíllenla	engatíllennos	not used	engatíllenlos, engatíllenlas, engatíllense

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