derrumbarverb
Derrumbar means to collapse, to knock down or to shatter in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as derrumbó, derrumba and derrumbaron.
- to collapse
- to knock down
- to shatter
Un imprevisto derrumbó mi vida.
An unexpected event knocked down my life.
La noticia derrumbó nuestras esperanzas.
The news knocked down our hopes.
La casa se derrumbó bajo el peso de la nieve.
The house collapsed under the weight of the snow.
El terremoto hizo derrumbar varios edificios antiguos.
The earthquake caused several old buildings to collapse.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| derrumbó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| derrumba | he, she, it | Present |
| derrumbaron | they | Preterite |
| derrumbando | Gerund | |
| derrumbaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| derrumbará | he, she, it | Future |
| derrumbara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| derrumbaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| derrumbé | I | Preterite |
| derrumbaran | they | Past subjunctive |
| derrumbaban | they | Imperfect |