мы тонем

we are sinking, we are drowning

t o nʲ ɪ m → тонуть

тон to drown, to sink + ем 1st person plural present (“we”)

verb · 1st-person plural, present tense Rare #52,080

we are sinking, we are drowning The meaning depends on context: a boat or ship sinks; a person in water drowns.

RU: Мы тонем в озере!

EN: We’re drowning in the lake!

Conjugation of тонуть

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	—	тонем
Third	тонет	тонут

We are drowning!

— Подводная лодка (1981)

We’re sinking, Mikhailych! Why aren’t you saying anything?

— Peculiarities of the National Hunt (1995)

Пиноккио, мы тонем.

Pinocchio, we're sinking.

— Пиноккио (2019)

We're drowning, we're drowning!

— Порко Россо (1992)

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