/filˈmaɾ/

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Translation

to film, to shoot

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Word origin

From film, borrowed from English 'film', plus the Spanish verb ending -ar. English 'film' comes from Old English filmen ('membrane, thin skin').

Origin
English
Root
film
English cognates
film

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yofilmofilméfilmabafilmaréfilmaría
túfilmasfilmastefilmabasfilmarásfilmarías
él/ella/ud.filmafilmófilmabafilmaráfilmaría
nos.filmamosfilmamosfilmábamosfilmaremosfilmaríamos
vos.filmáisfilmasteisfilmabaisfilmaréisfilmaríais
ellos/uds.filmanfilmaronfilmabanfilmaránfilmarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yofilmefilmarafilmase
túfilmesfilmarasfilmases
él/ella/ud.filmefilmarafilmase
nos.filmemosfilmáramosfilmásemos
vos.filméisfilmaraisfilmaseis
ellos/uds.filmenfilmaranfilmasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túfilma
ud.filme
nosotrosfilmemos
vosotrosfilmad
uds.filmen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
filmando
Past participle
filmado

Examples

.

They are going to shoot the scene on the beach tomorrow.

.

Filming is not allowed inside the museum.

Madrid.

The director wants to shoot the whole film in Madrid.

.

They filmed the concert with several cameras.

¿ ?

Can you film while I talk?

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This word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 12: filmar, hilo, enterarse and 7 more words.