encerradoadjective
Encerrado means locked in, locked out, shut in or holed up in English. It is an adjective, and it changes to encerrados, encerrada and encerradas.
- locked in
- locked out
- shut in
- holed up
Alguien sáqueme. Estoy encerrado.
Somebody let me out. I'm locked in.
Me aburro encerrado en mi cubículo.
I get bored holed up in my cubicle.
El gato sigue encerrado en la cocina.
The cat is still shut in the kitchen.
Quedé encerrada en el baño sin llave.
I got locked in the bathroom without a key.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| encerrados | masculine plural | Past participle |
| encerrada | feminine singular | Past participle |
| encerradas | feminine plural | Past participle |