engavanyar

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Etymology

From en- +‎ gavany +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡə.βəˈɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡə.vəˈɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡa.vaˈɲaɾ]

Verb

engavanyar (first-person singular present engavanyo, first-person singular preterite engavanyí, past participle engavanyat)

  1. (transitive) to constrain, hinder, pull, pinch, etc. (of clothes)
    Synonym: embarassar
  2. (transitive, figurative) to weigh upon, oppress
    • 1955, Josep Pla, El moments:
      En aquesta hora els seus pensaments solen ésser lúgubres i tot els engavanya i deprimeix.
      At that hour their thoughts tended to be gloomy and everything weighed upon and depressed them.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of engavanyar (first conjugation)
infinitive engavanyar
gerund engavanyant
past participle masculine feminine
singular engavanyat engavanyada
plural engavanyats engavanyades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present engavanyo engavanyes engavanya engavanyem engavanyeu engavanyen
imperfect engavanyava engavanyaves engavanyava engavanyàvem engavanyàveu engavanyaven
future engavanyaré engavanyaràs engavanyarà engavanyarem engavanyareu engavanyaran
preterite engavanyí engavanyares engavanyà engavanyàrem engavanyàreu engavanyaren
conditional engavanyaria engavanyaries engavanyaria engavanyaríem engavanyaríeu engavanyarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present engavanyi engavanyis engavanyi engavanyem engavanyeu engavanyin
imperfect engavanyés engavanyessis engavanyés engavanyéssim engavanyéssiu engavanyessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — engavanya engavanyi engavanyem engavanyeu engavanyin
negative (no) — no engavanyis no engavanyi no engavanyem no engavanyeu no engavanyin

Derived terms
  • engavanyador
  • engavanyament

Further reading
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