# engrapar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar [c. 1900].

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəˈpa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
* Homophone: engrapà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapí, past participle engrapat)
* (transitive) to hold tightly (something) with the hands.
    Synonyms: agafar, aferrar
* (transitive) ) to secure (something) with a staple.
    Synonym: grapar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | engrapant | engrapant | engrapant | engrapant | engrapant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | engrapat | engrapat | engrapada | engrapada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | engrapats | engrapats | engrapades | engrapades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | engrapo | engrapes | engrapa | engrapem | engrapeu | engrapen |
| indicative | imperfect | engrapava | engrapaves | engrapava | engrapàvem | engrapàveu | engrapaven |
| indicative | future | engraparé | engraparàs | engraparà | engraparem | engrapareu | engraparan |
| indicative | preterite | engrapí | engrapares | engrapà | engrapàrem | engrapàreu | engraparen |
| indicative | conditional | engraparia | engraparies | engraparia | engraparíem | engraparíeu | engraparien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | engrapi | engrapis | engrapi | engrapem | engrapeu | engrapin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | engrapés | engrapessis | engrapés | engrapéssim | engrapéssiu | engrapessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | engrapa | engrapi | engrapem | engrapeu | engrapin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no engrapis | no engrapi | no engrapem | no engrapeu | no engrapin |

#### Derived terms

* engrapadora

#### Related terms

* grapa

### Further reading

* “engrapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “engrapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “engrapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “engrapar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* engrampar (nonstandard)

### Etymology

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enɡɾaˈpaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧gra‧par

### Verb

engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapé, past participle engrapado)
* (transitive) to clamp, cramp
* (transitive) to staple
    Synonym: grapar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar | engrapar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | engrapando | engrapando | engrapando | engrapando | engrapando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | engrapado | engrapado | engrapada | engrapada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | engrapados | engrapados | engrapadas | engrapadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | engrapo | engrapas$^{tú}$ engrapás$^{vos}$ | engrapa | engrapamos | engrapáis | engrapan |
| indicative | imperfect | engrapaba | engrapabas | engrapaba | engrapábamos | engrapabais | engrapaban |
| indicative | preterite | engrapé | engrapaste | engrapó | engrapamos | engrapasteis | engraparon |
| indicative | future | engraparé | engraparás | engrapará | engraparemos | engraparéis | engraparán |
| indicative | conditional | engraparía | engraparías | engraparía | engraparíamos | engraparíais | engraparían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | engrape | engrapes$^{tú}$ engrapés$^{vos2}$ | engrape | engrapemos | engrapéis | engrapen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | engrapara | engraparas | engrapara | engrapáramos | engraparais | engraparan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | engrapase | engrapases | engrapase | engrapásemos | engrapaseis | engrapasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | engrapare | engrapares | engrapare | engrapáremos | engrapareis | engraparen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | engrapa$^{tú}$ engrapá$^{vos}$ | engrape | engrapemos | engrapad | engrapen |
| imperative | negative | | no engrapes | no engrape | no engrapemos | no engrapéis | no engrapen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “engrapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014