surtirverb
Surtir means to supply, to stock or to have an effect in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as surte, surten and surta.
- to supply
- to stock
- to have an effect
Su broma no surtió efecto.
Her joke fell flat.
La estrategia de Tomás surtió efecto.
Tomás's strategy paid off.
Confío en que el plan surtirá efecto.
I trust that the plan will take effect.
Si el medicamento no surte efecto, quizá deberíamos aumentar la dosis.
If the medicine isn't working, maybe we should up the dosage.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| surte | he, she, it | Present |
| surten | they | Present |
| surta | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| surtió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| surtirá | he, she, it | Future |
| surtiendo | Gerund | |
| surtieron | they | Preterite |
| surtía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| surtían | they | Imperfect |
| surtirán | they | Future |
| surtimos | we | Present or preterite |