Encaprichar means to become stubborn or infatuated with something or someone. It is used to describe a strong, often irrational attachment or obsession.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapricho | Yo me encapricho con esa idea. I become stubborn about that idea. | |
| Tú | encaprichas | Tú siempre encaprichas con lo que quieres. You always become stubborn about what you want. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encapricha | Ella se encaprichó con ese coche. She became stubborn about that car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encaprichamos | Nosotros nos encaprichamos con esa idea. We become stubborn about that idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricháis | Vosotros os encapricháis con las pequeñas cosas. You all become stubborn about small things. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encaprichan | Ellos se encaprichan con sus opiniones. They become stubborn about their opinions. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapriché | Encapriché con esa idea durante días. I became stubborn about that idea for days. | |
| Tú | encaprichaste | Encaprichaste en comprar ese coche. You became stubborn about buying that car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichó | Se encaprichó con la misma canción. He/She/You became stubborn about the same song. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encaprichamos | Nos encaprichamos con la idea rápidamente. We became stubborn about the idea quickly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encaprichasteis | Vosotros encaprichasteis en seguir el plan. You all became stubborn about following the plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharon | Ellos encapricharon en esa decisión. They/You all became stubborn about that decision. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encaprichaba | Yo encaprichaba con esa idea. I used to be stubborn about that idea. | |
| Tú | encaprichabas | Tú encaprichabas en comprarlo siempre. You used to insist on buying it always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichaba | Ella encaprichaba en sus decisiones. She used to be stubborn about her decisions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encaprichábamos | Nosotros encaprichábamos en ese tema. We used to be stubborn about that topic. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encaprichabais | Vosotros encaprichabais en seguir el plan. You all used to insist on following the plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encaprichaban | Ellos encaprichaban en sus ideas. They used to be stubborn about their ideas. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy encaprichando | Estoy encaprichando con esa idea. I am becoming fixated on that idea. | |
| Tú | estás encaprichando | Estás encaprichando con el nuevo proyecto. You are getting fixated on the new project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está encaprichando | Ella está encaprichando con ese coche. She is becoming fixated on that car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos encaprichando | Estamos encaprichando con la idea. We are getting fixated on the idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis encaprichando | Vosotros estáis encaprichando con esa moda. You all are becoming fixated on that fashion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están encaprichando | Ellos están encaprichando con esa canción. They are getting fixated on that song. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a encaprichar | Me voy a encaprichar con esa idea. I am going to become stubborn about that idea. | |
| Tú | te vas a encaprichar | Tú vas a encapricharte con el nuevo plan. You are going to get stubborn about the new plan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a encaprichar | Se va a encaprichar con esa decisión. He/She is going to become stubborn about that decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a encaprichar | Nos vamos a encaprichar con el proyecto. We are going to become stubborn about the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a encaprichar | Os vais a encaprichar con esa idea. You all are going to get stubborn about that idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a encaprichar | Se van a encaprichar con esa propuesta. They are going to become stubborn about that proposal. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapricharé | Encapricharé en comprar esa casa. I will be stubborn about buying that house. | |
| Tú | encapricharás | Encapricharás en seguir ese plan. You will become stubborn about following that plan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichará | Encaprichará en aprender el piano. He/She/You will become stubborn about learning the piano. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encapricharemos | Encapricharemos en terminar el proyecto. We will be stubborn about finishing the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricharéis | Encapricharéis en viajar a España. You all will become stubborn about traveling to Spain. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharán | Encapricharán en cambiar de opinión. They/You all will be stubborn about changing their minds. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapricharía | Yo encapricharía en esa idea si pudiera. I would be stubborn about that idea if I could. | |
| Tú | encapricharías | Tú encapricharías en comprar ese coche. You would be stubborn about buying that car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encapricharía | Él encapricharía en seguir ese plan. He would be stubborn about following that plan. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encapricharíamos | Nosotros encapricharíamos en viajar juntos. We would be stubborn about traveling together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricharíais | Vosotros encapricharíais en comprar esa casa. You all would be stubborn about buying that house. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharían | Ellos encapricharían en no rendirse. They would be stubborn about not giving up. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he encaprichado | Me he encaprichado con esa idea. I have become infatuated with that idea. | |
| Tú | te has encaprichado | ¿Te has encaprichado de alguien? Have you become infatuated with someone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha encaprichado | Ella se ha encaprichado con ese coche. She has become infatuated with that car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos encaprichado | Nos hemos encaprichado de esa canción. We have become infatuated with that song. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis encaprichado | ¿Os habéis encaprichado con el plan? Have you all become infatuated with the plan? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han encaprichado | Se han encaprichado de esa idea nueva. They have become infatuated with that new idea. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encaprichara | Ya me había encaprichado con esa idea. I had already become infatuated with that idea. | |
| Tú | encapricharas | Tú ya te habías encaprichado con el plan. You had already become infatuated with the plan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichara | Ella ya se había encaprichado con el coche. She had already become infatuated with the car. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encapricháramos | Nosotros ya nos habíamos encaprichado con la idea. We had already become infatuated with the idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricharais | Vosotros ya os habíais encaprichado con ese plan. You all had already become infatuated with that plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharan | Ellos ya se habían encaprichado con esa propuesta. They had already become infatuated with that proposal. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré encaprichado | Para entonces, ya habré encaprichado de ella. By then, I will have already fallen for her. | |
| Tú | habrás encaprichado | Para mañana, habrás encaprichado con esa idea. By tomorrow, you will have fallen for that idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá encaprichado | Él habrá encaprichado de esa persona. He will have fallen for that person. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos encaprichado | Nosotros habremos encaprichado con el plan. We will have fallen for the plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis encaprichado | Vosotros habréis encaprichado de esa idea. You all will have fallen for that idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán encaprichado | Ellos habrán encaprichado de ella. They will have fallen for her. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría encaprichado | Yo habría encaprichado con esa idea. I would have become infatuated with that idea. | |
| Tú | habrías encaprichado | Tú habrías encaprichado con el coche nuevo. You would have become infatuated with the new car. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría encaprichado | Él habría encaprichado con esa pintura. He would have become infatuated with that painting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos encaprichado | Nosotros habríamos encaprichado con la idea. We would have become infatuated with the idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais encaprichado | Vosotros habríais encaprichado con esa propuesta. You all would have become infatuated with that proposal. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían encaprichado | Ellos habrían encaprichado con esa moda. They would have become infatuated with that fashion. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapriche | Espero que encapriche con esa idea. I hope I become infatuated with that idea. | |
| Tú | encapriches | Es importante que encapriches en tus decisiones. It's important that you become infatuated with your decisions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encapriche | Es posible que encapriche con ella. It's possible that he becomes infatuated with her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encaprichemos | Queremos que encaprichemos por esa causa. We want us to become infatuated with that cause. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricheís | Es probable que encapricheís con esa idea. It's likely that you all become infatuated with that idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricen | Dudo que encapricen en esa decisión. I doubt that they become infatuated with that decision. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encaprichara | Si me encaprichara, no cambiaría de opinión. If I were stubborn, I wouldn't change my mind. | |
| Tú | encapricharas | Quizás encapricharas con esa idea. Maybe you would be stubborn about that idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichara | Ella encaprichara en seguir sus sueños. She would be stubborn about pursuing her dreams. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encapricháramos | Nos encapricháramos en esa decisión. We would be stubborn about that decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encapricharais | Vosotros encapricharais en no rendiros. You all would be stubborn about not giving up. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharan | Ellos encapricharan en mantener su postura. They would be stubborn about maintaining their stance. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encaprichare | Si ella encaprichare, no cambiará de opinión. If she becomes stubborn, she won't change her mind. | |
| Tú | encaprichares | Cuando encaprichares, será difícil convencerte. When you become stubborn, it will be hard to convince you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encaprichare | Si él encaprichare, insistirá en su idea. If he becomes stubborn, he will insist on his idea. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encapricháremos | Cuando encapricháremos, no habrá quien nos detenga. When we become stubborn, no one will stop us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encaprichareis | Si vosotros encaprichareis, no cambiaréis de opinión. If you all become stubborn, you won't change your opinion. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encapricharen | Si ellos encapricharen, no cederán fácilmente. If they become stubborn, they won't yield easily. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya encaprichado | Es posible que haya encaprichado con esa idea. It is possible that I have become stubborn about that idea. | |
| Tú | hayas encaprichado | No creo que hayas encaprichado con esa decisión. I don't think that you have become stubborn about that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya encaprichado | Es probable que él haya encaprichado con ella. It's likely that he has become stubborn about her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos encaprichado | Quizá nosotros hayamos encaprichado con esa propuesta. Maybe we have become stubborn about that proposal. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis encaprichado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis encaprichado con eso. I'm not sure that you all have become stubborn about that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan encaprichado | Es posible que hayan encaprichado con esa idea. It's possible that they have become stubborn about that idea. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera encaprichado | Si hubiera encaprichado en esa idea, habría insistido. If I had been stubborn about that idea, I would have insisted. | |
| Tú | hubieras encaprichado | Es posible que tú hubieras encaprichado con esa oferta. It's possible that you had become stubborn about that offer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera encaprichado | Ella hubiera encaprichado en su decisión, aunque era difícil. She had been stubborn about her decision, even though it was difficult. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos encaprichado | Nosotros hubiéramos encaprichado en seguir el plan original. We had been stubborn about following the original plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais encaprichado | Vosotros hubierais encaprichado en esa idea, ¿verdad? You all had been stubborn about that idea, right? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran encaprichado | Ellos hubieran encaprichado en cambiar las reglas. They had been stubborn about changing the rules. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere encaprichado | Para entonces, ya hubiere encaprichado con ella. By then, I will have already become infatuated with her. | |
| Tú | hubieres encaprichado | Es posible que tú hubieres encaprichado en el pasado. It's possible that you will have become infatuated in the past. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere encaprichado | Es probable que él hubiere encaprichado antes de la reunión. He probably will have become infatuated before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos encaprichado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos encaprichado en otra ocasión. Perhaps we will have become infatuated on another occasion. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis encaprichado | Para entonces, vosotros hubiereis encaprichado con ella. By then, you all will have become infatuated with her. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren encaprichado | Es posible que ellos hubieren encaprichado en el pasado. It's possible that they will have become infatuated in the past. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | encapricha | ¡Encapricha con tu decisión! Be stubborn about your decision! | |
| Tú | encapricha | ¡Encapricha en terminar el trabajo! Be stubborn about finishing the work! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | encapriche | ¡Encapriche en aprender más! Be stubborn about learning more! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | encaprichemos | ¡Encaprichemos en mejorar cada día! Let's be stubborn about improving every day! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | encaprichad | ¡Encaprichad en seguir las instrucciones! Be stubborn about following the instructions! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | encaprichem | ¡Encaprichem en defender nuestra opinión! Be stubborn about defending our opinion! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me encapriches | No me encapriches con esa idea. Don't get infatuated with that idea. | |
| Tú | no te encapriches | No te encapriches con él todavía. Don't get infatuated with him yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se encapriche | No se encapriche con esa compra. Don't get infatuated with that purchase. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos encaprichemos | No nos encaprichemos con esa idea. Let's not get infatuated with that idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os encaprichéis | No os encaprichéis con esa oferta. Don't get infatuated with that offer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se encaprichen | No se encaprichen con esa propuesta. Don't get infatuated with that proposal. |
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