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transferir

trahns-feh-REER/tɾansfeˈɾiɾ/

“transferir” means “to transfer” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

to transfer

Also: to wire
VerbA2irregular ir
A colorful illustration showing a shower of gold coins moving from one open wooden chest to another.
gerundtransfiriendo
past Participletransferido
infinitivetransferir

📝 In Action

Necesito transferir cien euros a tu cuenta.

A2

I need to transfer one hundred euros to your account.

El banco no me permite transferir dinero hoy.

A2

The bank won't let me transfer money today.

¿Puedes transferir los fondos antes del viernes?

B1

Can you transfer the funds before Friday?

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • transferir dinero – to transfer money
  • transferir fondos – to transfer funds

to transfer

Also: to upload/move
VerbB1irregular ir
A colorful illustration of a glowing blue folder moving through the air between two laptop computers.
gerundtransfiriendo
past Participletransferido
infinitivetransferir

📝 In Action

Estoy transfiriendo los archivos a la nube.

B1

I am transferring the files to the cloud.

El sistema tardó mucho en transferir los datos.

B1

The system took a long time to transfer the data.

Es más seguro transferir la información por cable.

B2

It is safer to transfer the information by cable.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • transferir archivos – to transfer files
  • transferir datos – to transfer data

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestransfirieran
yotransfiriera
tútransfirieras
vosotrostransfirierais
nosotrostransfiriéramos
él/ella/ustedtransfiriera

present

ellos/ellas/ustedestransfieran
yotransfiera
tútransfieras
vosotrostransfiráis
nosotrostransfiramos
él/ella/ustedtransfiera

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedestransfirieron
yotransferí
tútransferiste
vosotrostransferisteis
nosotrostransferimos
él/ella/ustedtransfirió

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedestransferían
yotransfería
tútransferías
vosotrostransferíais
nosotrostransferíamos
él/ella/ustedtransfería

present

ellos/ellas/ustedestransfieren
yotransfiero
tútransfieres
vosotrostransferís
nosotrostransferimos
él/ella/ustedtransfiere
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Words that translate to "transferir" in Spanish:

to transfer→to wire→

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Quick Quiz: transferir

Question 1 of 3

How do you say 'I transfer' (present tense) in Spanish?

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👥 Word Family▼
transferencia(transfer (noun)) — Noun
transferible(transferable) — Adjective
intransferible(non-transferable) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin 'transferre', where 'trans' means 'across' and 'ferre' means 'to carry'. Essentially, it literally means 'to carry across'.

First recorded: 15th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: transferFrench: transférerItalian: trasferire

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'transferir' only for money?

No, it is very common for money, but also used for digital files, legal rights, and moving employees to different departments or cities.

What is the difference between 'transferir' and 'trasladar'?

'Transferir' usually implies a change of ownership or digital movement, while 'trasladar' is more common for physically moving objects or people from one location to another.

Does it have a stem change in the past?

Yes, but only in the 'he/she/it' (transfirió) and 'they' (transfirieron) forms, where the 'e' becomes 'i'.