afinarverb
Afinar means to tune, to sharpen or to refine in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as afinando, afina and afinan.
- to tune
- to sharpen
- to refine
La orquesta está afinando.
The orchestra's tuning up.
Él llevó su clarinete a afinar.
He had his clarinet tuned.
La orquesta hace ruidos disonantes cuando afinan.
The orchestra makes discordant noises when tuning up.
Necesitamos afinar los detalles del plan antes de presentarlo.
We need to fine-tune the details of the plan before presenting it.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| afinando | Gerund | |
| afina | he, she, it | Present |
| afinan | they | Present |
| afinó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| afinamos | we | Present or preterite |
| afinaban | they | Imperfect |
| afinaron | they | Preterite |
| afinaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| afinará | he, she, it | Future |
| afine | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| afinen | they | Present subjunctive |