Deglutir means to swallow or pass food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach. It is used in medical or biological contexts as well as in everyday language.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | degluto | Yo degluto lentamente la comida. I swallow the food slowly. | |
| Tú | deglutis | Tú deglutis muy rápido a veces. You swallow very quickly sometimes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglute | Ella deglute con cuidado. She swallows carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutimos | Nosotros deglutimos después de comer. We swallow after eating. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutís | Vosotros deglutís muy rápido. You all swallow very quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | degluten | Ellos degluten antes de hablar. They swallow before speaking. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutí | Ayer deglutí muy rápido. Yesterday I swallowed very quickly. | |
| Tú | deglutiste | Tú deglutiste antes de comer. You swallowed before eating. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutió | Él deglutió con dificultad. He swallowed with difficulty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutimos | Nosotros deglutimos después de la comida. We swallowed after the meal. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutisteis | Vosotros deglutisteis rápidamente. You all swallowed quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutieron | Ellos deglutieron antes de hablar. They swallowed before speaking. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutía | Yo deglutía lentamente la comida. I used to swallow the food slowly. | |
| Tú | deglutías | Tú deglutías muy rápido ayer. You used to swallow very quickly yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutía | Él deglutía con dificultad en ese momento. He was swallowing with difficulty at that moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutíamos | Nosotros deglutíamos después de cada comida. We used to swallow after each meal. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutíais | Vosotros deglutíais muy rápido en la cena. You all used to swallow very quickly at dinner. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutían | Ellos deglutían sin preocuparse. They used to swallow without worry. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy deglutiendo | Estoy deglutiendo mi comida ahora mismo. I am swallowing my food right now. | |
| Tú | estás deglutiendo | Estás deglutiendo demasiado rápido. You are swallowing too quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está deglutiendo | Ella está deglutiendo su medicina lentamente. She is swallowing her medicine slowly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos deglutiendo | Estamos deglutiendo después de la cena. We are swallowing after dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis deglutiendo | Vosotros estáis deglutiendo muy rápido. You all are swallowing very quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están deglutiendo | Ellos están deglutiendo en este momento. They are swallowing at this moment. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a deglutir | Voy a deglutir la pastilla ahora. I am going to swallow the pill now. | |
| Tú | vas a deglutir | Vas a deglutir la comida pronto. You are going to swallow the food soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a deglutir | Él va a deglutir el medicamento. He is going to swallow the medicine. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a deglutir | Vamos a deglutir las pastillas juntos. We are going to swallow the pills together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a deglutir | Vais a deglutir la comida en unos minutos. You all are going to swallow the food in a few minutes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a deglutir | Ellos van a deglutir las cápsulas ahora. They are going to swallow the capsules now. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutiré | Mañana deglutiré la medicina temprano. Tomorrow I will swallow the medicine early. | |
| Tú | deglutirás | Tú deglutirás la pastilla después de comer. You will swallow the pill after eating. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutirá | Él deglutirá el alimento con cuidado. He will swallow the food carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutiremos | Nosotros deglutiremos la comida en unos minutos. We will swallow the food in a few minutes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutiréis | Vosotros deglutiréis las pastillas después del desayuno. You all will swallow the pills after breakfast. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutirán | Ellos deglutirán la medicina en la mañana. They will swallow the medicine in the morning. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutiría | Yo deglutiría esa comida si tuviera hambre. I would swallow that food if I were hungry. | |
| Tú | deglutirías | Tú deglutirías la pastilla si fuera necesario. You would swallow the pill if it were necessary. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutiría | Él deglutiría la medicina sin problema. He would swallow the medicine without a problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutiríamos | Nosotros deglutiríamos el pescado si estuviera fresco. We would swallow the fish if it were fresh. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutiríais | Vosotros deglutiríais esa comida si os gustara. You all would swallow that food if you liked it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutirían | Ellos deglutirían la pastilla si no les molestara. They would swallow the pill if it didn't bother them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he deglutido | Yo he deglutido mi comida rápidamente. I have swallowed my food quickly. | |
| Tú | has deglutido | Tú has deglutido toda la medicina. You have swallowed all the medicine. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha deglutido | Él ha deglutido el líquido sin problemas. He has swallowed the liquid without problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos deglutido | Nosotros hemos deglutido la comida ya. We have swallowed the food already. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis deglutido | Vosotros habéis deglutido todo el postre. You all have swallowed all the dessert. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han deglutido | Ellos han deglutido las pastillas. They have swallowed the pills. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había deglutido | Yo había deglutido antes de salir. I had swallowed before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías deglutido | Tú habías deglutido antes de la cena. You had swallowed before dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había deglutido | Él había deglutido toda la medicina. He had swallowed all the medicine. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos deglutido | Nosotros habíamos deglutido rápidamente. We had swallowed quickly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais deglutido | Vosotros habíais deglutido antes de salir. You all had swallowed before leaving. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían deglutido | Ellos habían deglutido toda la comida. They had swallowed all the food. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré deglutido | Para entonces, ya habré deglutido toda la comida. By then, I will have already swallowed all the food. | |
| Tú | habrás deglutido | Para mañana, habrás deglutido esa pastilla. By tomorrow, you will have swallowed that pill. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá deglutido | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá deglutido el desayuno. When you arrive, he will have already swallowed breakfast. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos deglutido | Para entonces, habremos deglutido toda la sopa. By then, we will have swallowed all the soup. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis deglutido | Para el fin de semana, habréis deglutido la medicina. By the weekend, you will have swallowed the medicine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán deglutido | Para esa hora, ellos habrán deglutido todo el postre. By that time, they will have swallowed all the dessert. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría deglutido | Yo habría deglutido antes de salir. I would have swallowed before leaving. | |
| Tú | habrías deglutido | Tú habrías deglutido si hubieras tenido hambre. You would have swallowed if you had been hungry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría deglutido | Él habría deglutido después de la comida. He would have swallowed after the meal. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos deglutido | Nosotros habríamos deglutido si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have swallowed if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais deglutido | Vosotros habríais deglutido si os lo hubieran permitido. You all would have swallowed if it had been allowed. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían deglutido | Ellos habrían deglutido si no hubieran estado enfermos. They would have swallowed if they hadn't been sick. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | degluta | Espero que deglutas bien. I hope you swallow well. | |
| Tú | deglutas | Es importante que deglutas lentamente. It's important that you swallow slowly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | degluta | Es posible que ella degluta demasiado rápido. It's possible that she swallows too quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutamos | Queremos que deglutamos con cuidado. We want us to swallow carefully. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutáis | Es necesario que deglutáis bien. It's necessary that you all swallow well. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutan | Dudo que ellos deglutan sin dificultad. I doubt that they swallow without difficulty. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutiera | Esperaba que deglutiera la medicina rápidamente. I hoped that he/she swallowed the medicine quickly. | |
| Tú | deglutieras | No creía que deglutieras tan rápido. I didn't believe that you swallowed so quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutiera | Dudaba que él deglutiera esa comida. I doubted that he swallowed that food. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutieramos | Queríamos que deglutieramos antes de salir. We wanted us to swallow before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutierais | No pensaba que deglutierais tan rápido. I didn't think that you all swallowed so quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutieran | Era posible que deglutieran sin problemas. It was possible that they swallowed without problems. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutiere | Si el paciente deglutiere mal, habrá complicaciones. If the patient swallows poorly, there will be complications. | |
| Tú | deglutieres | Cuando deglutieres el medicamento, mejorará. When you swallow the medication, it will improve. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deglutiere | Es importante que deglutiere con cuidado. It is important that he/she swallows carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutiremos | Nos deglutiremos las pastillas antes de dormir. We will swallow the pills before sleeping. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutiereis | Si deglutiereis mal, tendréis problemas. If you swallow poorly, you will have problems. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutieren | Es posible que deglutieren en la próxima prueba. They may swallow in the next test. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya deglutido | Espero que haya deglutido bien. I hope I have swallowed well. | |
| Tú | hayas deglutido | Es posible que hayas deglutido demasiado rápido. It's possible that you have swallowed too quickly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya deglutido | Es importante que él haya deglutido antes de comer. It's important that he has swallowed before eating. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos deglutido | Creemos que ya hayamos deglutido todo. We believe that we have already swallowed everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis deglutido | ¿Habéis deglutido la pastilla? Have you all swallowed the pill? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan deglutido | Es posible que ya hayan deglutido. It's possible that they have already swallowed. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera deglutido | Si hubiera deglutido más despacio, no me habría atragantado. If I had swallowed more slowly, I wouldn't have choked. | |
| Tú | hubieras deglutido | Es posible que hubieras deglutido antes de la comida. You might have swallowed before the meal. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera deglutido | Esperaba que él hubiera deglutido todo sin problemas. I hoped that he had swallowed everything without problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos deglutido | Quizá nosotros hubiéramos deglutido más rápido. Maybe we had swallowed faster. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais deglutido | No creí que vosotros hubierais deglutido tan rápido. I didn't think you all had swallowed so quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran deglutido | Si ellos hubieran deglutido antes, no habría problema. If they had swallowed earlier, there wouldn't be a problem. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere deglutido | Es posible que yo hubiere deglutido antes de salir. It is possible that I will have swallowed before leaving. | |
| Tú | hubieres deglutido | Quizá tú hubieres deglutido la pastilla ya. Maybe you will have swallowed the pill already. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere deglutido | Es probable que él hubiere deglutido el medicamento. It is likely that he will have swallowed the medicine. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos deglutido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos deglutido todo. By then, we will have swallowed everything. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis deglutido | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis deglutido la comida. It is possible that you all will have swallowed the food. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren deglutido | Es probable que ellos hubieren deglutido antes del evento. It is probable that they will have swallowed before the event. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | deglutí | No des deglutir en voz alta. Don't swallow loudly. | |
| Tú | deglut | ¡Deglut! No te preocupes. Swallow! Don't worry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | degluta | Por favor, degluta lentamente. Please, swallow slowly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | deglutamos | Vamos a deglutir antes de hablar. Let's swallow before speaking. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | deglutid | ¡Deglutid con cuidado! Swallow carefully! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deglutan | Deben deglutar después de comer. They should swallow after eating. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no deglutir | No deglutir esa comida rápidamente. Don't swallow that food quickly. | |
| Tú | no deglutir | No deglutir el medicamento sin agua. Don't swallow the medicine without water. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no deglutir | Por favor, no deglutir esa pastilla ahora. Please, don't swallow that pill now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no deglutir | No deglutir esa comida si está caliente. Don't swallow that food if it's hot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no deglutir | No deglutir esas pastillas sin consultar. Don't swallow those pills without consulting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no deglutir | No deglutir nada hasta que llegue el doctor. Don't swallow anything until the doctor arrives. |
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