Kilo Lingo

/e.na.moˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to make fall in love

Word origin

From en- plus amor ('love'), from Latin amor. The same root gives English amorous and the borrowing enamour.

Origin
Latin
Root
amor
English cognates
enamour, amorous, amateur

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoenamoroenamoréenamorabaenamoraréenamoraría
enamorasenamorasteenamorabasenamorarásenamorarías
él/ella/ud.enamoraenamoróenamorabaenamoraráenamoraría
nos.enamoramosenamoramosenamorábamosenamoraremosenamoraríamos
vos.enamoráisenamorasteisenamorabaisenamoraréisenamoraríais
ellos/uds.enamoranenamoraronenamorabanenamoraránenamorarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoenamoreenamoraraenamorase
enamoresenamorarasenamorases
él/ella/ud.enamoreenamoraraenamorase
nos.enamoremosenamoráramosenamorásemos
vos.enamoréisenamoraraisenamoraseis
ellos/uds.enamorenenamoraranenamorasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
enamora
ud.enamore
nosotrosenamoremos
vosotrosenamorad
uds.enamoren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
enamorando
Past participle
enamorado

Examples

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That song always manages to make people fall in love.

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I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her.

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He wants to win his girlfriend's heart with a special dinner.

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They fell in love during that summer in the countryside.

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The city makes you fall in love from the first day.

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