Kilo Lingo

/suˈβiɾ/

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Translation

to go up, to climb, to upload

Word origin

From Latin subire ('to go up to, to approach'), from sub ('up, under') and ire ('to go'). The ire root also gives English transit and exit.

Origin
Latin
Root
subire
English cognates
transit, exit

Grammar

Verb type-ir regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosubosubísubíasubirésubiría
subessubistesubíassubirássubirías
él/ella/ud.subesubiósubíasubirásubiría
nos.subimossubimossubíamossubiremossubiríamos
vos.subíssubisteissubíaissubiréissubiríais
ellos/uds.subensubieronsubíansubiránsubirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosubasubierasubiese
subassubierassubieses
él/ella/ud.subasubierasubiese
nos.subamossubiéramossubiésemos
vos.subáissubieraissubieseis
ellos/uds.subansubieransubiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
sube
ud.suba
nosotrossubamos
vosotrossubid
uds.suban

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
subiendo
Past participle
subido

Examples

ascensor.

We went up to the top floor in the lift.

.

Prices have risen a lot this year.

.

I am going to upload the photos to the cloud.

escalera, ascensor roto.

I will go up by the stairs, the lift is broken.

Súbete , .

Get in the car, we are leaving in five minutes.

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