engranar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ grano +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾaˈnaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gra‧nar

Verb

engranar (first-person singular present engrano, first-person singular preterite engrané, past participle engranado)

1. to mesh, interlock, gear (connect the teeth of gear wheels)
2. to link, connect, join, engage (make two pieces fit together)

   Synonyms: enlazar, trabar, encajar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engranar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engranar
gerund			engranando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engranado		engranada
		plural		engranados		engranadas
		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	engrano	engranastú engranásvos	engrana	engranamos	engranáis	engranan
	imperfect	engranaba	engranabas	engranaba	engranábamos	engranabais	engranaban
	preterite	engrané	engranaste	engranó	engranamos	engranasteis	engranaron
	future	engranaré	engranarás	engranará	engranaremos	engranaréis	engranarán
	conditional	engranaría	engranarías	engranaría	engranaríamos	engranaríais	engranarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engrane	engranestú engranésvos2	engrane	engranemos	engranéis	engranen
	imperfect (ra)	engranara	engranaras	engranara	engranáramos	engranarais	engranaran
	imperfect (se)	engranase	engranases	engranase	engranásemos	engranaseis	engranasen
	future1	engranare	engranares	engranare	engranáremos	engranareis	engranaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engranatú engranávos	engrane	engranemos	engranad	engranen
	negative		no engranes	no engrane	no engranemos	no engranéis	no engranen

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

    Selected combined forms of engranar

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 engranar	dative	engranarme	engranarte	engranarle, engranarse	engranarnos	engranaros	engranarles, engranarse
	accusative	engranarme	engranarte	engranarlo, engranarla, engranarse	engranarnos	engranaros	engranarlos, engranarlas, engranarse
with gerund engranando	dative	engranándome	engranándote	engranándole, engranándose	engranándonos	engranándoos	engranándoles, engranándose
	accusative	engranándome	engranándote	engranándolo, engranándola, engranándose	engranándonos	engranándoos	engranándolos, engranándolas, engranándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative engrana	dative	engráname	engránate	engránale	engránanos	not used	engránales
	accusative	engráname	engránate	engránalo, engránala	engránanos	not used	engránalos, engránalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative engraná	dative	engraname	engranate	engranale	engrananos	not used	engranales
	accusative	engraname	engranate	engranalo, engranala	engrananos	not used	engranalos, engranalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engrane	dative	engráneme	not used	engránele, engránese	engránenos	not used	engráneles
	accusative	engráneme	not used	engránelo, engránela, engránese	engránenos	not used	engránelos, engránelas
with first-person plural imperative engranemos	dative	not used	engranémoste	engranémosle	engranémonos	engranémoos	engranémosles
	accusative	not used	engranémoste	engranémoslo, engranémosla	engranémonos	engranémoos	engranémoslos, engranémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engranad	dative	engranadme	not used	engranadle	engranadnos	engranaos	engranadles
	accusative	engranadme	not used	engranadlo, engranadla	engranadnos	engranaos	engranadlos, engranadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engranen	dative	engránenme	not used	engránenle	engránennos	not used	engránenles, engránense
	accusative	engránenme	not used	engránenlo, engránenla	engránennos	not used	engránenlos, engránenlas, engránense

Derived terms

• engranaje

Further reading

• “engranar”, 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