madurarverb
Madurar means to ripen or to mature in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as madurando, madurado and maduran.
- to ripen
- to mature
La uva maduró bien aquel verano.
The grapes ripened well that summer.
Le toma dos años a la mariposa madurar.
It takes two years for the butterfly to mature.
Con los años, Tomás maduró mucho como persona.
Over the years, Tomás matured a lot as a person.
Las uvas necesitan luz del sol abundante para madurar.
Grapes need plenty of sunlight to ripen.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| madurando | Gerund | |
| madurado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| maduran | they | Present |
| maduren | they | Present subjunctive |
| maduró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| madure | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| maduramos | we | Present or preterite |
| maduraron | they | Preterite |
| madura | he, she, it | Present |
| madurarán | they | Future |
| maduraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |