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transmiten

Transmiten is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb transmitir in the present indicative. It means “they transmit” and is also used as the formal plural you form in Latin American Spanish (ustedes transmiten). The verb transmitir comes from Latin transmittere, combining trans- “across” and mittere “to send,” with the sense of sending something across a distance or channel.

Usage and context

Transmitir covers sending and conveying something to another place or person, including information, signals, or diseases.

Conjugation notes

As a present indicative form, transmiten is used with ellos/ellas/ustedes. Related forms include: yo transmito, tú

Examples

- Los investigadores transmiten los resultados a la agencia.

- Las noticias se transmiten en directo por la televisión.

- Algunas enfermedades se transmiten por contacto cercano.

See also

Transmitir, transmisión, transmisor, transmisible, transmisión de datos.

In
technology
and
media,
phrases
like
se
transmiten
datos
or
la
señal
se
transmite
por
la
red
describe
broadcasting
or
forwarding
information.
In
medicine
and
public
health,
se
transmiten
enfermedades
when
diseases
are
capable
of
passing
from
one
host
to
another.
In
everyday
speech,
transmiten
is
used
for
actions
ranging
from
broadcasting
a
program
to
communicating
ideas.
transmites,
él/ella/usted
transmite,
nosotros
transmitimos,
vosotros
transmitís,
ellas/ustedes
transmiten.
The
verb
pertenece
al
grupo
de
-tir
verbs
and
shares
its
stem
with
other
forms
like
transmitir,
transmitiendo,
and
transmisiones.