encajarverb
Encajar means to fit in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as encaja, encajan and encajaba.
- to fit
¿Dónde podría encajar Tomás?
Where could Tomás fit in?
Me temo que esta llave no encaja.
I'm afraid this key doesn't fit.
Este tornillo encaja con esta tuerca.
This bolt fits this nut.
Ese vocabulario no encaja con su personalidad.
That vocabulary doesn't fit his personality.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| encaja | he, she, it | Present |
| encajan | they | Present |
| encajaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| encajó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| encajando | Gerund | |
| encajaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| encajaban | they | Imperfect |
| encajamos | we | Present or preterite |
| encajaron | they | Preterite |
| encajará | he, she, it | Future |
| encajara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |