culminaste

Culminaste is the second-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb culminar, meaning "you culminated" or "you reached the peak." Culminar is used to describe reaching a highest point, completing a process, or bringing something to a definitive end.

Etymology: Culminaste derives from culminar, which comes from Latin culmen, culm- “top, summit,” with the regular -ar verb ending that marks the pretérito simple for tú. It is a regular -aste form.

Usage: The form is used in narrative and conversation to indicate a definite endpoint in the past. It can describe a literal culmination (reaching a summit) or a figurative culmination (completing a project, finishing a phase). It is often interchangeable with conluiste or finalizaste, but culminaste emphasizes the moment of culmination itself rather than mere completion.

Examples: "Ayer culminaste tu informe después de meses de trabajo." "Culminaste con éxito el proyecto y presentaste los resultados." In questions or negatives, forms like "¿Culminaste ya?" or "No culminaste todavía" are possible.

See also: Culminar, Culminación, Concluir, Finalizar, Pretérito perfecto simple.