Polyglot Dictionary

afundar

/afũˈdaɾ/

verb B1

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)
afundo
preterite (eu)
afundei
past participle
afundado

Meaning

  1. to sink

    • O barco afundou.

      The boat sank.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

versinken

versinken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to sink."

Spanish

hundir

hundir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to sink."

Practice

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