soportado

Soportado is the participle of the Spanish verb soportar and functions as an adjective or as part of compound tenses. It indicates that something has been supported, borne, or endured. In mechanical or architectural contexts, it describes elements that carry or sustain a load, as in cargas soportadas or una estructura soportada por columnas. In everyday language, soportar means to bear, endure, or tolerate, and soportado can refer to someone who has withstood adversity or to a load that has been carried.

Etymology and usage notes: soportar originates from Latin roots meaning to carry under or support. The past participle soportado is commonly used to talk about things that have been physically supported or that have endured a situation. In technical writing, phrases like peso soportado, peso soportado por la viga, or cargas soportadas are standard. In contrast, when referring to tolerability, Spanish often prefers soportable or tolerable rather than soportado, since soported is less commonly used to describe something as merely tolerable.

Examples: La viga soporta el techo, y la carga soportada supera la capacidad prevista. El puente ha soportado tormentas durante décadas. Ella ha soportado grandes dificultades con paciencia y determinación.

See also: soportar, tolerable, soportar (verb).