pudrió

Pudrió is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb pudrir in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It is used to indicate that something spoiled or rotted in the past. The verb can be used both intransitively, with the reflexive pronoun se (pudrirse), and transitively, with a direct object (pudrir something).

In practice, pudrió commonly describes the decay of organic matter such as food, fruit, vegetables, or wood, as in “La manzana se pudrió.” It can also be used metaphorically to denote deterioration in non‑material domains, such as trust, relationships, or processes, for example “La confianza se pudrió tras las promesas rotas.”

Form and related forms: the infinitive is pudrir, the past participle is pudrido, and the gerund is pudriendo. The verb has other tense forms consistent with regular -ir verbs, and is often used with reflexive pronouns for intransitive decay (pudrirse).

Etymology: pudrir derives from a root related to decay and putrefaction, with cognates in related Romance languages. The noun pudrición (putrefaction) and the adjective pudrido (rotten) share the same semantic field.

See also: pudrición, pudrido, pudrirse, putrefacción.

Notes: In contexts describing spoilage, pudrió conveys a definite sense of deterioration that has already occurred, contrasting with present tense descriptions such as pudre (he/she rots) or se pudre (is rotting).