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Verb

encantar ‎(first-person singular present encanto, past participle encantat)

1. to enchant, to charm, to delight
2. to love, to enjoy
3. to bewitch, to put a spell on

Usage notes

In the sense of 'love', the person loving is used as the direct object, and the person/thing loved as the subject.

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Latin incantāre, present active infinitive of incantō.

Verb

encantar ‎(first-person singular present encanto, first-person singular preterite encantei, past participle encantado)

1. to enchant, charm
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of encantar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of encantar

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese encantar, from Latin incantāre, present active infinitive of incantō.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈtaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈta(χ)/, /ẽ.kɐ̃.ˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kɐ̃.ˈta(h)/
• Hyphenation: en‧can‧tar

Verb

encantar ‎(first-person singular present indicative encanto, past participle encantado)

1. to enchant or charm
2. to delight
3. to bewitch or put a spell on

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin incantāre, present active infinitive of incantō.

Verb

encantar ‎(first-person singular present encanto, first-person singular preterite encanté, past participle encantado)

1. to delight, be delighting to, to charm, enchant
2. to please; (with reversed subject and object) to like very much, love, enjoy

   Me encantan los mariscos.‎ ― I love seafood (more literally, seafood pleases me).

3. to bewitch

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (love): gustar mucho
• (bewitch): embrujar

Related terms

• encantado adj
• encantador adj, m, f
• encantadoramente adv
• encantamiento m
• encanto m

See also

• prendar