refugiarverb
Refugiar means to shelter or to take refuge in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as refugia, refugió and refugian.
- to shelter
- to take refuge
El homicida se refugió en la montaña.
The murderer took refuge in the mountains.
El caracol se refugió en su caparazón.
The snail retreated into its shell.
El soldado se refugió en la trinchera.
The soldier took shelter in the trench.
Nos refugiamos de la lluvia bajo un árbol.
We took shelter from the rain under a tree.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| refugia | he, she, it | Present |
| refugió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| refugian | they | Present |
| refugiaron | they | Preterite |
| refugiaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| refugiaban | they | Imperfect |
| refugiamos | we | Present or preterite |
| refugiara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| refugiando | Gerund | |
| refugiaran | they | Past subjunctive |
| refugiará | he, she, it | Future |