# ensuciar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From en- +‎ sucio +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ensuˈθjaɾ/ [ẽn.suˈθjaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /ensuˈsjaɾ/ [ẽn.suˈsjaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧su‧ciar

### Verb

ensuciar (first-person singular present ensucio, first-person singular preterite ensucié, past participle ensuciado)
* to dirty, soil, to stain
    Synonym: manchar
* to foul, to defile
    Synonyms: contaminar, profanar
* to sully, to smear, to besmirch, to blacken, to tarnish (a person's name, reputation or memory)
    Synonyms: mancillar, manchar
* to mess, to make a mess, to mess up, to mess with
    Synonyms: estropear, meterse con, hacer un lío

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ensuciar | ensuciar | ensuciar | ensuciar | ensuciar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | ensuciando | ensuciando | ensuciando | ensuciando | ensuciando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | ensuciado | ensuciado | ensuciada | ensuciada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | ensuciados | ensuciados | ensuciadas | ensuciadas |
| | | 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 | ensucio | ensucias$^{tú}$ ensuciás$^{vos}$ | ensucia | ensuciamos | ensuciáis | ensucian |
| indicative | imperfect | ensuciaba | ensuciabas | ensuciaba | ensuciábamos | ensuciabais | ensuciaban |
| indicative | preterite | ensucié | ensuciaste | ensució | ensuciamos | ensuciasteis | ensuciaron |
| indicative | future | ensuciaré | ensuciarás | ensuciará | ensuciaremos | ensuciaréis | ensuciarán |
| indicative | conditional | ensuciaría | ensuciarías | ensuciaría | ensuciaríamos | ensuciaríais | ensuciarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | ensucie | ensucies$^{tú}$ ensuciés$^{vos2}$ | ensucie | ensuciemos | ensuciéis | ensucien |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | ensuciara | ensuciaras | ensuciara | ensuciáramos | ensuciarais | ensuciaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | ensuciase | ensuciases | ensuciase | ensuciásemos | ensuciaseis | ensuciasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | ensuciare | ensuciares | ensuciare | ensuciáremos | ensuciareis | ensuciaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | ensucia$^{tú}$ ensuciá$^{vos}$ | ensucie | ensuciemos | ensuciad | ensucien |
| imperative | negative | | no ensucies | no ensucie | no ensuciemos | no ensuciéis | no ensucien |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

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