celebraron

Celebraron is the third-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb celebrar, meaning to celebrate, commemorate, or honor. In translation, celebraron corresponds to “they celebrated” and, with ustedes as the subject, to “you all celebrated” in standard Spanish.

Etymology and form: Celebrar derives from Latin celebrare, itself from celebra- meaning a feast or celebration. In Spanish, -ar verbs in the preterite use the endings -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron for the corresponding persons. Therefore, celebraron carries the -aron ending for the third-person plural.

Usage: Celebraron is used to describe completed celebrations or commemorations in the past. It appears in narrative passages, news reporting, and everyday speech when the speaker recounts past events. Examples include: “Los invitados celebraron la victoria” (The guests celebrated the victory) and “Ellos celebraron hasta la medianoche” (They celebrated until midnight). The form requires an understood or explicit subject in most sentences, such as ellos/ellas/ustedes, though it can appear without a stated subject in context.

Notes: It is a basic, frequently encountered form for reporting past actions in Spanish. While it is primarily a verb form, it may appear in phrases that document events or in lyrics and prose where past celebrations are described. Other tenses of celebrar include celebré (I celebrated), celebra (he/she celebrates), and han celebrado (they have celebrated).

See also: Celebrar, Spanish preterite, Spanish pronunciation.