sonaron

Sonaron is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb sonar in the preterite tense, used to indicate that a sound occurred or a noise rang in the past. It can refer to bells, alarms, music, voices, or any audible event described as having happened.

As a regular -ar verb, sonar follows standard preterite endings. The full preterite paradigm for sonar is: yo soné, tú sonaste, él/ella/usted sonó, nosotros sonamos, vosotros sonasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sonaron. Thus, sonaron translates to “they sounded” or “they rang” in English.

In usage, sonaron appears in sentences describing completed past events involving noise or sound. Examples include: Las campanas sonaron a las cinco. Los tambores sonaron durante la procesión. Las sirenas de emergencia sonaron cuando llegó la ambulancia. The form is commonly used in storytelling, reporting, and description of past incidents where audible cues are central.

Etymology traces sonaron to the Spanish verb sonar, from Latin sonare, related to sonus meaning sound. The term retains the core meaning of producing or producing a sound and is part of a broader family of verbs linked to hearing and acoustics in Romance languages.

Related terms include sonar, the root verb meaning "to sound," and various conjugated forms in Spanish.