What does hundirse mean?
hundirse means to sink in English. It is a reflexive / pronominal regular -ir verb.
Spanish verb guide
Hundirse Conjugation in Spanish
Learn hundirse, meaning to sink, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-irreflexivegerund: hundiéndoseparticiple: hundido
Principal forms of hundirse
- Infinitive
- hundirse
- Gerund
- hundiéndose
- Past participle
- hundido
Hundirse 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 | me hundo | me hundí | me hundía | me hundiré |
| tú | te hundes | te hundiste | te hundías | te hundirás |
| él / ella / usted | se hunde | se hundió | se hundía | se hundirá |
| nosotros/as | nos hundimos | nos hundimos | nos hundíamos | nos hundiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | se hunden | se hundieron | se hundían | se hundirán |
Pattern notes
- Hundirse follows the regular -ir pattern in the four tenses shown here.
- Use the matching reflexive pronoun: me, te, se, nos, os, se.
Examples with hundirse
La madera flota, pero el hierro se hunde.Wood floats, but iron sinks.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La barca se hundió hasta el fondo del lago.The boat sank to the bottom of the lake.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El sol se hunde en el oeste.The sun is sinking in the west.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate hundirse 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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