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tú ahogas

drown, suffocate, overwhelm

→ ahogar
ahog to drown, to suffocate + as you (informal) present-tense verb ending
verb · 2nd-person singular, present tense Rare #53,402
drown, suffocate The exact English translation depends on whether the person is underwater or unable to breathe.
SP: Te ahogas si no sabes nadar.
EN: You drown if you don't know how to swim.
overwhelm Often used figuratively when someone is being burdened with too much of something.
SP: Me ahogas con tantas preguntas.
EN: You're overwhelming me with so many questions.
Conjugation of ahogar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ahogo —
Second ahogas —
Third ahoga —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ahogo —
Second ahogas —
Third ahoga —

¡Eh, que me ahogas!

Hey, you're choking me!

— Rebeca (1940)

¡Si me ahogas, Howl también morirá!

If you drown me, Howl will die too!

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

¿Por qué me ahogas tanto con tus quejas?

Why are you suffocating me with all your complaints?

En tres metros de agua te ahogas, igual que en tres mil, ¿qué diferencia hay?

You drown in three meters of water just as you do in three thousand—what difference does it make?

— Oppenheimer (2023)