permaneció

Permaneció is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb permanecer in the preterite indicative tense. It translates as “he remained” or “she remained,” and is used to describe a completed action in the past in which the subject stayed in a place or maintained a state.

Origin and form: The verb permanecer comes from Latin permanere, meaning to stay on or to remain. In Spanish, permanecer is a regular -er verb in its present tense forms, but its preterite forms (including permaneció for the third person singular) reflect a stem that changes before the endings. The word is written with an accent on the final syllable in this tense to indicate the past stress pattern.

Usage notes: Permaneció is commonly found in narrative and formal writing to convey that someone or something stayed or continued to be in a location or condition during a past period. It is often used to set a scene, describe a sustained state, or report a past action completed at a particular moment.

Pronunciation: The pronunciation is approximately peɾ.ma.neˈsjo, with the stress on the last syllable. The spelling includes a c before the ío sequence, which affects how the ending is articulated.

Examples:

- Permaneció en la sala hasta la llegada de los demás.

- El equipo permaneció unido pese a las dificultades.

See also: permanecer.