embarcar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ barca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bərˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.baɾˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Homophone: embarcà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquí, past participle embarcat)

1. to embark

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarcar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			embarcar
gerund			embarcant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarcat		embarcada
		plural		embarcats		embarcades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarco	embarques	embarca	embarquem	embarqueu	embarquen
	imperfect	embarcava	embarcaves	embarcava	embarcàvem	embarcàveu	embarcaven
	future	embarcaré	embarcaràs	embarcarà	embarcarem	embarcareu	embarcaran
	preterite	embarquí	embarcares	embarcà	embarcàrem	embarcàreu	embarcaren
	conditional	embarcaria	embarcaries	embarcaria	embarcaríem	embarcaríeu	embarcarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarqui	embarquis	embarqui	embarquem	embarqueu	embarquin
	imperfect	embarqués	embarquessis	embarqués	embarquéssim	embarquéssiu	embarquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	embarca	embarqui	embarquem	embarqueu	embarquin
	negative (no)	—	no embarquis	no embarqui	no embarquem	no embarqueu	no embarquin

Derived terms

• embarcador
• embarcament

Further reading

• “embarcar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “embarcar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “embarcar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “embarcar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bahˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bahˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bahˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bahˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɾˈka(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɾˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baχˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baχˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɻˈka(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɻˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈka.ɾi/

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarquei, past participle embarcado)

1. to embark
2. to ship
3. (idiomatic) to die

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	embarcar
Personal	embarcar	embarcares	embarcar	embarcarmos	embarcardes	embarcarem
Gerund
	embarcando
Past participle
Masculine	embarcado			embarcados
Feminine	embarcada			embarcadas
Indicative
Present	embarco	embarcas	embarca	embarcamos	embarcais	embarcam
Imperfect	embarcava	embarcavas	embarcava	embarcávamos	embarcáveis	embarcavam
Preterite	embarquei	embarcaste	embarcou	embarcamos1, embarcámos2	embarcastes	embarcaram
Pluperfect	embarcara	embarcaras	embarcara	embarcáramos	embarcáreis	embarcaram
Future	embarcarei	embarcarás	embarcará	embarcaremos	embarcareis	embarcarão
Conditional	embarcaria	embarcarias	embarcaria	embarcaríamos	embarcaríeis	embarcariam
Subjunctive
Present	embarque	embarques	embarque	embarquemos	embarqueis	embarquem
Imperfect	embarcasse	embarcasses	embarcasse	embarcássemos	embarcásseis	embarcassem
Future	embarcar	embarcares	embarcar	embarcarmos	embarcardes	embarcarem
Imperative
Affirmative		embarca	embarque	embarquemos	embarcai	embarquem
Negative (não)		não embarques	não embarque	não embarquemos	não embarqueis	não embarquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “embarcar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “embarcar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ barco +‎ -ar. Compare English embark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embaɾˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.baɾˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧bar‧car

Verb

embarcar (first-person singular present embarco, first-person singular preterite embarqué, past participle embarcado)

1. to embark, to sail, to ship out

   Synonym: zarpar

2. to board, to load (persons or cargo)
3. (colloquial) to ship
4. (reflexive) to embark, go on
5. to let down someone

   Synonym: fallar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			embarcar
gerund			embarcando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarcado		embarcada
		plural		embarcados		embarcadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embarco	embarcastú embarcásvos	embarca	embarcamos	embarcáis	embarcan
	imperfect	embarcaba	embarcabas	embarcaba	embarcábamos	embarcabais	embarcaban
	preterite	embarqué	embarcaste	embarcó	embarcamos	embarcasteis	embarcaron
	future	embarcaré	embarcarás	embarcará	embarcaremos	embarcaréis	embarcarán
	conditional	embarcaría	embarcarías	embarcaría	embarcaríamos	embarcaríais	embarcarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embarque	embarquestú embarquésvos2	embarque	embarquemos	embarquéis	embarquen
	imperfect (ra)	embarcara	embarcaras	embarcara	embarcáramos	embarcarais	embarcaran
	imperfect (se)	embarcase	embarcases	embarcase	embarcásemos	embarcaseis	embarcasen
	future1	embarcare	embarcares	embarcare	embarcáremos	embarcareis	embarcaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embarcatú embarcávos	embarque	embarquemos	embarcad	embarquen
	negative		no embarques	no embarque	no embarquemos	no embarquéis	no embarquen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of embarcar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive embarcar	dative	embarcarme	embarcarte	embarcarle, embarcarse	embarcarnos	embarcaros	embarcarles, embarcarse
	accusative	embarcarme	embarcarte	embarcarlo, embarcarla, embarcarse	embarcarnos	embarcaros	embarcarlos, embarcarlas, embarcarse
with gerund embarcando	dative	embarcándome	embarcándote	embarcándole, embarcándose	embarcándonos	embarcándoos	embarcándoles, embarcándose
	accusative	embarcándome	embarcándote	embarcándolo, embarcándola, embarcándose	embarcándonos	embarcándoos	embarcándolos, embarcándolas, embarcándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative embarca	dative	embárcame	embárcate	embárcale	embárcanos	not used	embárcales
	accusative	embárcame	embárcate	embárcalo, embárcala	embárcanos	not used	embárcalos, embárcalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative embarcá	dative	embarcame	embarcate	embarcale	embarcanos	not used	embarcales
	accusative	embarcame	embarcate	embarcalo, embarcala	embarcanos	not used	embarcalos, embarcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embarque	dative	embárqueme	not used	embárquele, embárquese	embárquenos	not used	embárqueles
	accusative	embárqueme	not used	embárquelo, embárquela, embárquese	embárquenos	not used	embárquelos, embárquelas
with first-person plural imperative embarquemos	dative	not used	embarquémoste	embarquémosle	embarquémonos	embarquémoos	embarquémosles
	accusative	not used	embarquémoste	embarquémoslo, embarquémosla	embarquémonos	embarquémoos	embarquémoslos, embarquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embarcad	dative	embarcadme	not used	embarcadle	embarcadnos	embarcaos	embarcadles
	accusative	embarcadme	not used	embarcadlo, embarcadla	embarcadnos	embarcaos	embarcadlos, embarcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embarquen	dative	embárquenme	not used	embárquenle	embárquennos	not used	embárquenles, embárquense
	accusative	embárquenme	not used	embárquenlo, embárquenla	embárquennos	not used	embárquenlos, embárquenlas, embárquense

Derived terms

• embarcación
• embarcadero

Further reading

• “embarcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025