contaminarverb
Contaminar means to contaminate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as contamina, contaminan and contaminando.
- to contaminate
Los motores eléctricos no contaminan.
Electric motors don't create pollution.
El derrame petrolífero contaminó la bahía.
The oil spill polluted the bay.
El humo de las fábricas contamina el aire.
Smoke from factories pollutes the air.
Los coches con motor térmico contaminan mucho.
Cars with internal combustion engines pollute a lot.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| contamina | he, she, it | Present |
| contaminan | they | Present |
| contaminando | Gerund | |
| contaminado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| contaminen | they | Present subjunctive |
| contamine | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| contaminó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| contaminada | feminine singular | Past participle |
| contaminamos | we | Present or preterite |
| contaminaron | they | Preterite |
| contaminados | masculine plural | Past participle |