encerrarverb
Encerrar means to lock up or to enclose in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as encierra, encierran and encerró.
- to lock up
- to enclose
Ella se encerró en el baño.
She locked herself in the bathroom.
Tomás se encerró en el baño.
Tomás locked himself in the bathroom.
Tomás se encerró en su cuarto.
Tomás shut himself in his room.
Ella se encerró en su habitación.
She shut herself up in her room.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| encierra | he, she, it | Present |
| encierran | they | Present |
| encerró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| encerraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| encerraron | they | Preterite |
| encerrando | Gerund | |
| encerraban | they | Imperfect |
| encerraste | you | Preterite |
| encerré | I | Preterite |
| encerramos | we | Present or preterite |
| encerraran | they | Past subjunctive |