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Verb conjugation

encenagarse

to get into the mud

Usage

To wallow in mud, and figuratively to sink into vice or squalor. Reflexive -ar verb, regular, with g becoming gu before e (me encenague). Literary in tone.

Examples
  • Los cerdos se encenagan en la charca. — The pigs wallow in the pond.
  • Se encenagó en la corrupción. — He sank into corruption.
  • No te encenagues en la autocompasión. — Don't wallow in self-pity.
Common mistake

Dropping the reflexive pronoun. The verb is normally used as encenagarse, and the u appears before e: se encenaguen.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

túencenágate
nosotrosencenaguémonos
vosotrosencenagaos

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

encenagándose

Past participle (participio)

encenagado

Infinitive (infinitivo)

encenagarse

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Frequently asked questions

What does "encenagarse" mean?

"encenagarse" means "to get into the mud".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "encenagarse"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "encenagarse" is: tú encenágate, nosotros encenaguémonos, vosotros encenagaos.

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