encarnarverb
Encarnar means to embody, to portray or to incarnate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as encarna, encarnan and encarnando.
- to embody
- to portray
- to incarnate
Él comenzó a encarnar papeles más polémicos.
He began playing more controversial roles.
La actriz encarnó a la reina en la última película.
The actress played the queen in the latest film.
Ese actor encarna perfectamente al villano de la historia.
That actor perfectly embodies the villain of the story.
Con este papel, espero encarnar a un personaje muy distinto.
With this role, I hope to embody a very different character.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| encarna | he, she, it | Present |
| encarnan | they | Present |
| encarnando | Gerund | |
| encarnaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| encarnará | he, she, it | Future |
| encarnaremos | we | Future |
| encarnaban | they | Imperfect |
| encarnamos | we | Present or preterite |
| encarnaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| encarnaron | they | Preterite |
| encarnen | they | Present subjunctive |