Translation
to sink, to plunge
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Word origin
From Latin fundere ('to pour, to melt down'), which also developed the sense of sinking or collapsing.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fundere
- English cognates
- found, fusion, confound
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ir conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hundo | hundí | hundía | hundiré | hundiría |
| tú | hundes | hundiste | hundías | hundirás | hundirías |
| él/ella/ud. | hunde | hundió | hundía | hundirá | hundiría |
| nos. | hundimos | hundimos | hundíamos | hundiremos | hundiríamos |
| vos. | hundís | hundisteis | hundíais | hundiréis | hundiríais |
| ellos/uds. | hunden | hundieron | hundían | hundirán | hundirían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hunda | hundiera | hundiese |
| tú | hundas | hundieras | hundieses |
| él/ella/ud. | hunda | hundiera | hundiese |
| nos. | hundamos | hundiéramos | hundiésemos |
| vos. | hundáis | hundierais | hundieseis |
| ellos/uds. | hundan | hundieran | hundiesen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | hunde |
| ud. | hunda |
| nosotros | hundamos |
| vosotros | hundid |
| uds. | hundan |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- hundiendo
- Past participle
- hundido
Examples
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The ship began to sink into the sea.
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I do not want to dash your hopes.
embarcaciones.
The storm sank several boats.
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Why did that roof cave in?
.
The weight of the water sank the boat.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 38, lesson 6: hundir, convención, seguidor and 7 more words.