Skip to content

madurar

to mature

verb mah-doo-RAHR Rare

Also means

to ripen

Usage Note

Madurar applies both to fruit ripening (las manzanas maduran en otoño) and to people or ideas developing maturity. It is a regular -ar verb. The related adjective maduro (ripe, mature) and noun madurez (maturity) share the same root. In a figurative sense, madurar un plan means 'to think a plan through carefully' before executing it.

Examples

"Los plátanos maduran rápido en verano."

Natural Translation

Bananas ripen quickly in summer.

Explore Spanish by topic