hundir

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fundere, fundō, from Proto-Italic *hundō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd-. Doublet of fundir (“to cast, to melt”). Compare English found (“to cast metal”), founder (“to sink”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /unˈdiɾ/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: hun‧dir

Verb

hundir (first-person singular present hundo, first-person singular preterite hundí, past participle hundido)

  1. (transitive) to sink, engulf
  2. (transitive) to ruin, destroy
  3. (reflexive) to sink, sink down
  4. (reflexive) to collapse, cave in, subside
  5. (reflexive) to break down, go to pieces, fall apart

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hundir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive hundir
gerund hundiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular hundido hundida
plural hundidos hundidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hundo hundestú
hundísvos 		hunde hundimos hundís hunden
imperfect hundía hundías hundía hundíamos hundíais hundían
preterite hundí hundiste hundió hundimos hundisteis hundieron
future hundiré hundirás hundirá hundiremos hundiréis hundirán
conditional hundiría hundirías hundiría hundiríamos hundiríais hundirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hunda hundastú
hundásvos2 		hunda hundamos hundáis hundan
imperfect
(ra) 		hundiera hundieras hundiera hundiéramos hundierais hundieran
imperfect
(se) 		hundiese hundieses hundiese hundiésemos hundieseis hundiesen
future1 hundiere hundieres hundiere hundiéremos hundiereis hundieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative hundetú
hundívos 		hunda hundamos hundid hundan
negative no hundas no hunda no hundamos no hundáis no hundan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of hundir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive hundir
dative hundirme hundirte hundirle, hundirse hundirnos hundiros hundirles, hundirse
accusative hundirme hundirte hundirlo, hundirla, hundirse hundirnos hundiros hundirlos, hundirlas, hundirse
with gerund hundiendo
dative hundiéndome hundiéndote hundiéndole, hundiéndose hundiéndonos hundiéndoos hundiéndoles, hundiéndose
accusative hundiéndome hundiéndote hundiéndolo, hundiéndola, hundiéndose hundiéndonos hundiéndoos hundiéndolos, hundiéndolas, hundiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hunde
dative húndeme húndete húndele húndenos not used húndeles
accusative húndeme húndete húndelo, húndela húndenos not used húndelos, húndelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hundí
dative hundime hundite hundile hundinos not used hundiles
accusative hundime hundite hundilo, hundila hundinos not used hundilos, hundilas
with formal second-person singular imperative hunda
dative húndame not used húndale, húndase húndanos not used húndales
accusative húndame not used húndalo, húndala, húndase húndanos not used húndalos, húndalas
with first-person plural imperative hundamos
dative not used hundámoste hundámosle hundámonos hundámoos hundámosles
accusative not used hundámoste hundámoslo, hundámosla hundámonos hundámoos hundámoslos, hundámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hundid
dative hundidme not used hundidle hundidnos hundíos hundidles
accusative hundidme not used hundidlo, hundidla hundidnos hundíos hundidlos, hundidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hundan
dative húndanme not used húndanle húndannos not used húndanles, húndanse
accusative húndanme not used húndanlo, húndanla húndannos not used húndanlos, húndanlas, húndanse

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