Culminado

Culminado is a Spanish term that functions as the past participle of culminar. It is used as an adjective to indicate that something has reached its peak, its final stage, or that a process has been completed. It can also appear in compound tenses with haber to form perfect constructions, as in “La investigación ha culminado” or “El proyecto fue culminado.” When used adjectivally, it often modifies nouns: “un informe culminado,” “una fase culminada.” The phrase “ha culminado en” is common to express the result or outcome of a process, for example, “La negociación ha culminado en un acuerdo.”

Etymology: culminado derives from culminar, which in turn comes from Latin culminare, from culmen meaning “top” or “summit.” The sense conveyed is reaching the highest point or final result of something.

Usage notes: culminado tends to appear in formal, técnico, or administrativo contexts. In everyday language, speakers may prefer synonyms such as culminar, finalizar, or completar. The related adjective culminante describes something that is culminating or at a culmination point, while the noun culminación denotes the act or result of culminating. The expression punto culminante refers to the peak or climax rather than the completion of a process.

See also: culminación, culminante, culminar, punto culminante.