filtrarverb
Filtrar means to filter, to leak or to seep through in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as filtra, filtró and filtran.
- to filter
- to leak
- to seep through
Estaré en problemas si la historia se filtra.
I'll be in trouble if the story gets out.
El canalón estaba roto y el agua se filtraba.
The gutter was broken, and water was leaking out.
La escorrentía se acaba filtrando por el suelo permeable.
The runoff ends up infiltrating into the permeable soil.
Si tus ventanas no son herméticas, se va a filtrar humedad.
If your windows are not airtight, moisture will seep in.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| filtra | he, she, it | Present |
| filtró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| filtran | they | Present |
| filtrando | Gerund | |
| filtre | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| filtraron | they | Preterite |
| filtraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| filtraban | they | Imperfect |
| filtramos | we | Present or preterite |
| filtrara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| filtraste | you | Preterite |