infiltreres

Infiltreres is a verb form found in some Germanic languages, functioning as the present tense passive or present passive-like form of the verb infiltrere, meaning to infiltrate. It is not a standalone noun or a commonly used lexical item in broad modern usage, but rather a grammatical form that appears in reference grammars and language descriptions when illustrating how certain verbs inflect in the present passive.

The term is closely tied to the root infiltr- and to the broader family of words related to infiltration, including the English verb infiltrate and the noun infiltration. In languages that mark voice through finite verb forms, infiltreres represents the action of infiltration being received or performed on the subject by an agent, typically translated into English as is infiltrated or are infiltrated, depending on number and subject.

In practical terms, infiltreres may appear in linguistic discussions, dictionaries, or language-learning materials as an example of passive conjugation. It is not a concept with its own independent meaning outside of its grammatical function, but rather a surface form used to express a passive action of infiltrating within sentences. When translating or rendering sense into English, the underlying action remains “to infiltrate,” with the appropriate passive construction.

Related topics include infiltration (the general process), infiltrator (the agent performing infiltration in narrative or real-world contexts), and the broader study of passive voice and verb conjugation in the relevant language family.