Polyglot Dictionary

afogar

/afoˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
afogo
preterite (eu)
afoguei
past participle
afogado

Meaning

  1. to drown

    • Quase se afogou.

      He nearly drowned.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

ertrinken

ertrinken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to drown."

Practice

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