Verb conjugation

entecarse

to be stubborn

Usage

Colloquial, regional verb meaning to stubbornly insist or to get stuck on something (Latin America). Regular -ar verb, always reflexive.

Examples

Se entecó con la idea y no la soltó. — He got stuck on the idea and wouldn't let go.
No te entiques con eso. — Don't dig in about that.
Se entecaron en la discusión. — They dug in during the argument.

Common mistake

Regional and informal; avoid in formal writing. Check the sense in your target country.

Simple tenses

entecándose

entecado

entecarse

"entecarse" means "to be stubborn".

The imperative (imperativo) of "entecarse" is: tú entécate, nosotros entequémonos, vosotros entecaos.