duraderas

Duraderas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective duradera, meaning lasting or durable. It describes objects, materials, or phenomena that resist wear, time, or deterioration and remain functional over an extended period. The term comes from Latin durabilis, through the evolution of the Spanish form duradero/duradera, and is commonly used to characterize quality and longevity in everyday language.

Grammatically, duraderas agrees with feminine plural nouns, as in piezas duraderas, herramientas duraderas, or cajas duraderas. Its use emphasizes longevity and reliability rather than mere immediate usefulness. In contrast, masculine equivalents would be duraderos, as in materiales duraderos.

In practice, duraderas appears in consumer, industrial, and design contexts to denote products designed for long service life or to describe processes and trends that persist over time. For example, a manufacturer might market “piezas duraderas” to highlight durability, while a piece of literature might refer to a theme as duradera if it endures across different eras.

Related terms include durabilidad (durability), indicating the capacity to last, and synonyms such as resistente or perdurable in certain contexts. In economics, the category of well-known longevity is typically expressed as bienes duraderos (durable goods), with duraderas used when the noun is feminine. Overall, duraderas conveys longevity and resilience in Spanish descriptions.