encarcélame
/enkaɾθelame/from spelling rules
The English phrase "jail me" is translated into Spanish as encarcélame.
This phrase is used as a request or a command for someone to put the speaker in prison.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form encarcélame is an imperative command with the object pronoun me attached to the end.
How do you pronounce it?
/enkaɾθelame/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word cárcel for 'prison' comes from the Latin carcer, which originally referred to a fence or an enclosure for animals.
- In Spanish, the command encarcélame can be used metaphorically to mean 'imprison me' within a feeling, such as being 'imprisoned' by love or a passion.
- While encarcélame is grammatically correct, in many Latin American countries, people would more commonly use the verb meter to say 'put me in jail', such as in méteme a la cárcel.
Examples in context
- Si las circunstancias lo ameritan, desearía que me metieran en prisión.If the circumstances warrant it, I would like to be put in prison.
- Si me pillan, me echan a la cárcel sin pensarlo dos veces.If they catch me, they throw me in jail without thinking twice.
- No puedo más, simplemente encarcélame.I can't take it anymore, just jail me.
- ¡Encarcélame de una vez!Jail me once and for all!
Example conversation
A dramatic scene where Sofia is confessing a crime to Daniel.
- SofíaHe cometido un error terrible, Daniel.I have made a terrible mistake, Daniel.
- DanielNo puedo creer que hicieras eso, Sofía.I can't believe you did that, Sofia.
- SofíaNo quiero huir, encarcélame ya.I don't want to run, jail me now.
- DanielEstá bien, llamaré a la policía.All right, I will call the police.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
