permitirverb
Permitir means to allow or to afford in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as permite, permiten and permitirá.
- to allow
- to afford
¿Nos lo podemos permitir?
Can we afford that?
María me permitió besarla.
María let me kiss her.
Nunca me permitirán hacerlo.
I won't ever be allowed to do that.
Tú permites la sal en la sopa.
You allow salt in the soup.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| permite | he, she, it | Present |
| permiten | they | Present |
| permitirá | he, she, it | Future |
| permita | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| permitió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| permitan | they | Present subjunctive |
| permitido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| permitiendo | Gerund | |
| permitirán | they | Future |
| permitía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| permitiría | he, she, it | Conditional |