/puˈðɾiɾse/

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Translation

to rot, to go bad, to decay

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Word origin

From pudrir, from Latin putrere ('to be rotten'). The same root gives English 'putrid' and 'putrefy'.

Origin
Latin
Root
putrere
English cognates
putrid, putrefy

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular reflexive
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopudropudrípudríapudrirépudriría
túpudrespudristepudríaspudriráspudrirías
él/ella/ud.pudrepudriópudríapudrirápudriría
nos.pudrimospudrimospudríamospudriremospudriríamos
vos.pudríspudristeispudríaispudriréispudriríais
ellos/uds.pudrenpudrieronpudríanpudriránpudrirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopudrapudrierapudriese
túpudraspudrieraspudrieses
él/ella/ud.pudrapudrierapudriese
nos.pudramospudriéramospudriésemos
vos.pudráispudrieraispudrieseis
ellos/uds.pudranpudrieranpudriesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túpudre
ud.pudra
nosotrospudramos
vosotrospudrid
uds.pudran

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
pudriendo
Past participle
podrido

Examples

.

The fruit rots if you leave it in the sun.

.

The apples went bad at the bottom of the box.

, pudrir.

If we do not eat the vegetables, they are going to go off.

.

The fallen trunk slowly rots in the forest.

¡ , !

Do not leave the bread there, it goes bad very quickly!

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This word is taught in chapter 47, lesson 3: pudrirse, tesis, enojo and 7 more words.