# encargar
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since the early 14th century. From Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- +‎ cargar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eŋkaɾˈɣaɾ]

### Verb

encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
* (transitive) to entrust
    Synonyms: confiar, encomendar
* (transitive) to order (goods)
* (transitive) to order (someone) to do something
* (reflexive) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something (+ de)
    Xa me encargo eu.I'll take care of it myself.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “encarg”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “encargar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “encargar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “encargar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “encargar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “encargar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaɦˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaɦˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaɦˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaɦˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɾˈɡa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kaʁˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kaʁˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kaɻˈɡa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kaɻˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.kɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.kɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.kɐɾˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.kɐɾˈɣa.ɾi]

### Verb

encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encarguei, past participle encargado)
* Alternative form of encarregar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### References

* “encargar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incarricāre. By surface analysis, en- +‎ cargar. Compare Italian incaricare, Portuguese encarregar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enkaɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧car‧gar

### Verb

encargar (first-person singular present encargo, first-person singular preterite encargué, past participle encargado)
* (transitive) to entrust
    Synonym: encomendar
* (transitive) to order (goods)
* (reflexive, with de) to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something
    No te preocupes. Me encargaré de ello.Don't worry. I'll take care of it.

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.

#### Related terms

* encargado
* encargarse
* encargo

### Further reading

* “encargar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10