charlaron

Charlaron is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb charlar in the pretérito perfecto simple, commonly translated as "they talked" or, in contexts using ustedes, "you all talked." It represents a completed action of conversing in the past. The form follows the regular conjugation pattern for -ar verbs in the simple past: stem charl- plus the ending -aron for ellos/ellas/ustedes. The full set of preterite forms for charlar is: charlo, charlaste, charló, charlamos, charlasteis, charlaron.

Use of charlaron appears in narrative recounts, dialogues, and reported speech to describe past conversations. It is neutral in tone but typically conveys informal or everyday talking rather than formal speech. In many varieties of Spanish, charlaron is commonly used with time markers such as ayer, la semana pasada, o durante la reunión to situate the action in the past. In Spain and Latin America alike, the form charlaron is understood across age groups and registers, though other past tenses such as the imperfect (charlaban) or the present perfect (han charlado) may be preferred depending on aspect and nuance.

Etymology and related forms: charlar derives from the noun charla, meaning a chat or informal talk, with the verb form established through regular -ar conjugation. The noun itself points to social exchange as the core meaning of the verb.

See also: charlar, pretérito perfecto simple, conjugation of -ar verbs.