se hundía

was sinking

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was sinking The imperfect form of hundirse, used for something that was in the process of sinking or going down. Depending on context, it can also describe something sinking into or through another object.

SP: El barco se hundía lentamente.

EN: The ship was sinking slowly.

Ellos abandonaron el barco que se hundía.

They abandoned the sinking ship.

Yo solo pude sentir cómo se hundía el cuchillo por mi espalda.

I could only feel the knife sinking into my back.

Los pasajeros fueron evacuados del barco que se hundía.

The passengers were evacuated from the sinking ship.

El capitán fue la última persona en abandonar el barco que se hundía.

The captain was the last person to leave the sinking ship.