/tɾansmiˈtiɾ/

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Translation

to transmit, to broadcast, to pass on

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Word origin

From Latin transmittere, from trans ('across') plus mittere ('to send'). The same mittere gives English 'transmit' and 'mission'.

Origin
Latin
Root
transmittere
English cognates
transmit, mission

Grammar

Verb type-ir regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotransmitotransmitítransmitíatransmitirétransmitiría
tútransmitestransmitistetransmitíastransmitirástransmitirías
él/ella/ud.transmitetransmitiótransmitíatransmitirátransmitiría
nos.transmitimostransmitimostransmitíamostransmitiremostransmitiríamos
vos.transmitístransmitisteistransmitíaistransmitiréistransmitiríais
ellos/uds.transmitentransmitierontransmitíantransmitirántransmitirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotransmitatransmitieratransmitiese
tútransmitastransmitierastransmitieses
él/ella/ud.transmitatransmitieratransmitiese
nos.transmitamostransmitiéramostransmitiésemos
vos.transmitáistransmitieraistransmitieseis
ellos/uds.transmitantransmitierantransmitiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tútransmite
ud.transmita
nosotrostransmitamos
vosotrostransmitid
uds.transmitan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
transmitiendo
Past participle
transmitido

Examples

.

The radio is going to broadcast the match tonight.

.

I want to pass on my thanks to everyone.

¿ ?

How is this disease transmitted?

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Parents pass on their values to their children.

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The channel broadcast the ceremony live.

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This word is taught in chapter 46, lesson 10: transmitir, gala, evacuar and 7 more words.