sucumbirverb
Sucumbir means to succumb, to give in or to yield in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as sucumbió, sucumbido and sucumbe.
- to succumb
- to give in
- to yield
Él sucumbió a la tentación y consumió drogas.
He yielded to temptation and took drugs.
Este año, mi abuelo sucumbió a un cáncer terminal.
My grandfather succumbed to terminal cancer this year.
No todas las casas de por aquí sucumbieron al fuego.
Not all the houses around here were burned down in the fire.
Muchas especies sucumbirán ante el cambio climático.
Many species will succumb to climate change.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| sucumbió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| sucumbido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| sucumbe | he, she, it | Present |
| sucumbieron | they | Preterite |
| sucumbiendo | Gerund | |
| sucumben | they | Present |
| sucumbirá | he, she, it | Future |
| sucumbirán | they | Future |
| sucumbía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| sucumbimos | we | Present or preterite |
| sucumbiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |