engatjar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ gatge +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əŋ.ɡəˈd͡ʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡaˈd͡ʒaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [eŋ.ɡaˈd͡ʒa]

Verb

engatjar (first-person singular present engatjo, first-person singular preterite engatgí, past participle engatjat)

1. (transitive) to pawn, to pledge

   Synonym: empenyorar

2. (pronominal) to make a promise

   Synonym: comprometre's

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of engatjar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			engatjar
gerund			engatjant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engatjat		engatjada
		plural		engatjats		engatjades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engatjo	engatges	engatja	engatgem	engatgeu	engatgen
	imperfect	engatjava	engatjaves	engatjava	engatjàvem	engatjàveu	engatjaven
	future	engatjaré	engatjaràs	engatjarà	engatjarem	engatjareu	engatjaran
	preterite	engatgí	engatjares	engatjà	engatjàrem	engatjàreu	engatjaren
	conditional	engatjaria	engatjaries	engatjaria	engatjaríem	engatjaríeu	engatjarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engatgi	engatgis	engatgi	engatgem	engatgeu	engatgin
	imperfect	engatgés	engatgessis	engatgés	engatgéssim	engatgéssiu	engatgessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engatja	engatgi	engatgem	engatgeu	engatgin
	negative (no)	—	no engatgis	no engatgi	no engatgem	no engatgeu	no engatgin

Derived terms

• desengatgar

Further reading

• “engatjar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Occitan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Ultimately from Frankish *anwadjôn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋɡaˈd͡ʒa/

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Verb

engatjar

1. to engage
2. to pledge

Derived terms

• engatjament