What does ahogar mean?
ahogar means to drown (kill by immersion in water) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to stifle; to suffocate (suffer or die from severely reduced oxygen).
Spanish verb guide
Ahogar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn ahogar, meaning to drown (kill by immersion in water), through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: ahogandoparticiple: ahogado
Principal forms of ahogar
- Infinitive
- ahogar
- Gerund
- ahogando
- Past participle
- ahogado
Ahogar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | ahogo | ahogué | ahogaba | ahogaré |
| tú | ahogas | ahogaste | ahogabas | ahogarás |
| él / ella / usted | ahoga | ahogó | ahogaba | ahogará |
| nosotros/as | ahogamos | ahogamos | ahogábamos | ahogaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | ahogan | ahogaron | ahogaban | ahogarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with ahogar
Es más probable que te ahogues en vino que en el mar.You're more likely to drown in wine than in the sea.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Alguien la ahogó en la bañera.Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Muchos animales se ahogaron en la inundación.Many animals were drowned in the flood.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate ahogar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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