afluir

Asturian

Alternative forms

• afluyir

Verb

afluir

1. (intransitive) flow (to move as a fluid)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• fluxu

Further reading

• “afluir”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [a.flʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈflwi(ʁ)/ [aˈflwi(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [a.flʊˈi(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈflwi(ʁ)/ [aˈflwi(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.fluˈi(ɾ)/ [a.flʊˈi(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈflwi(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.fluˈi(ʁ)/ [a.flʊˈi(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈflwi(ʁ)/ [aˈflwi(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.fluˈi(ɻ)/ [a.flʊˈi(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aˈflwi(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fluˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐˈflwiɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fluˈiɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐˈflwiɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fluˈi.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐˈflwi.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧flu‧ir

Verb

afluir (first-person singular present afluo, first-person singular preterite afluí, past participle afluído)

1. (intransitive) pour (to flow, pass or issue in or as a stream)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afluir (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	afluir
Personal	afluir	afluíres	afluir	afluirmos	afluirdes	afluírem
Gerund
	afluindo
Past participle
Masculine	afluído			afluídos
Feminine	afluída			afluídas
Indicative
Present	afluo	afluis	aflui	afluímos	afluís	afluem
Imperfect	afluía	afluías	afluía	afluíamos	afluíeis	afluíam
Preterite	afluí	afluíste	afluiu	afluímos	afluístes	afluíram
Pluperfect	afluíra	afluíras	afluíra	afluíramos	afluíreis	afluíram
Future	afluirei	afluirás	afluirá	afluiremos	afluireis	afluirão
Conditional	afluiria	afluirias	afluiria	afluiríamos	afluiríeis	afluiriam
Subjunctive
Present	aflua	afluas	aflua	afluamos	afluais	afluam
Imperfect	afluísse	afluísses	afluísse	afluíssemos	afluísseis	afluíssem
Future	afluir	afluíres	afluir	afluirmos	afluirdes	afluírem
Imperative
Affirmative		aflui	aflua	afluamos	afluí	afluam
Negative (não)		não afluas	não aflua	não afluamos	não afluais	não afluam

Related terms

• afluente
• afluxo

Further reading

• “afluir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “afluir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affluō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈflwiɾ/ [aˈflwiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fluir

Verb

afluir (first-person singular present afluyo, first-person singular preterite afluí, past participle afluido)

1. to flow into
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 267:

     Para hacer afluir a las ubres mayor cantidad de leche, se arrojan al río algunas gotas de ella.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afluir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			afluir
gerund			afluyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		afluido		afluida
		plural		afluidos		afluidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afluyo	afluyestú afluísvos	afluye	afluimos	afluís	afluyen
	imperfect	afluía	afluías	afluía	afluíamos	afluíais	afluían
	preterite	afluí	afluiste	afluyó	afluimos	afluisteis	afluyeron
	future	afluiré	afluirás	afluirá	afluiremos	afluiréis	afluirán
	conditional	afluiría	afluirías	afluiría	afluiríamos	afluiríais	afluirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	afluya	afluyastú afluyásvos2	afluya	afluyamos	afluyáis	afluyan
	imperfect (ra)	afluyera	afluyeras	afluyera	afluyéramos	afluyerais	afluyeran
	imperfect (se)	afluyese	afluyeses	afluyese	afluyésemos	afluyeseis	afluyesen
	future1	afluyere	afluyeres	afluyere	afluyéremos	afluyereis	afluyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		afluyetú afluívos	afluya	afluyamos	afluid	afluyan
	negative		no afluyas	no afluya	no afluyamos	no afluyáis	no afluyan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• afluencia
• afluente

Further reading

• “afluir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025