absorber
B2#5,436Hear it
verb
- to absorb
- to use up, to deplete
Forms
Present
| I | absorbo |
|---|---|
| you | absorbes |
| he, she, it | absorbe |
| we | absorbemos |
| you (plural) | absorbéis |
| they | absorben |
Preterite
| I | absorbí |
|---|---|
| you | absorbiste |
| he, she, it | absorbió |
| we | absorbimos |
| you (plural) | absorbisteis |
| they | absorbieron |
Imperfect
| I | absorbía |
|---|---|
| you | absorbías |
| he, she, it | absorbía |
| we | absorbíamos |
| you (plural) | absorbíais |
| they | absorbían |
Future
| I | absorberé |
|---|---|
| you | absorberás |
| he, she, it | absorberá |
| we | absorberemos |
| you (plural) | absorberéis |
| they | absorberán |
Conditional
| I | absorbería |
|---|---|
| you | absorberías |
| he, she, it | absorbería |
| we | absorberíamos |
| you (plural) | absorberíais |
| they | absorberían |
Subjunctive
| I | absorba |
|---|---|
| you | absorbas |
| he, she, it | absorba |
| we | absorbamos |
| you (plural) | absorbáis |
| they | absorban |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | absorbiera / absorbiese |
|---|---|
| you | absorbieras / absorbieses |
| he, she, it | absorbiera / absorbiese |
| we | absorbiéramos / absorbiésemos |
| you (plural) | absorbierais / absorbieseis |
| they | absorbieran / absorbiesen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Esta tierra absorbe el agua de la lluvia muy rápido.This soil absorbs the rainwater very quickly.B2Otra vez, por favor (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)
- El suelo de la huerta absorbe el agua muy rápido.The soil of the market garden absorbs the water very quickly.B2Otra vez, por favor (26) — Once more, please (26) (B2)
- Una parte fue a China, que pagaba en seda y porcelana y absorbía tanta plata que su economía entera pasó a funcionar con el peso mexicano y potosino.Part went to China, which paid in silk and porcelain and absorbed so much silver that its entire economy came to run on the Mexican and Potosí peso.B2La plata de Potosí — The silver of Potosí