limitarverb
Limitar means to limit, to restrict, to border on or to merely do, do nothing but (limitarse a) in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as limita, limitan and limitó.
- to limit
- to restrict
- to border on
- to merely do, do nothing but (limitarse a)
¿Puedes limitar el ruido?
Can you limit the noise?
Francia limita con España.
France shares a border with Spain.
Mi madre se limitó a llorar.
My mother did nothing but weep.
Argelia limita con siete países.
Algeria has borders with seven countries.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| limita | he, she, it | Present |
| limitan | they | Present |
| limitó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| limitando | Gerund | |
| limitaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| limite | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| limitará | he, she, it | Future |
| limitaron | they | Preterite |
| limiten | they | Present subjunctive |
| limitaban | they | Imperfect |
| limitamos | we | Present or preterite |