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Verb conjugation

agusanarse

to rot (get spoiled by maggots)

Usage

To become infested with maggots or worms — used for rotting fruit, meat, or wood: la fruta se agusanó con el calor. A specific, slightly unpleasant verb for decay, common in contexts about spoiled food or wood-boring pests, not a general word for decay.

Examples
  • Las manzanas se agusanaron antes de que las comiéramos.The apples got maggoty before we ate them.
  • La madera húmeda se agusana con facilidad.Damp wood gets worm-infested easily.
  • Tira esa carne, se agusanó por el calor.Throw that meat out, it got maggots from the heat.
Common mistake

Using agusanarse as a general synonym for pudrirse (to rot) — agusanarse specifically means becoming infested with worms/maggots, a particular kind of spoilage, not decay in general.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

agusánate
nosotrosagusanémonos
vosotrosagusanaos

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

agusanándose

Past participle (participio)

agusanado

Infinitive (infinitivo)

agusanarse

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Frequently asked questions

What does "agusanarse" mean?

"agusanarse" means "to rot (get spoiled by maggots)".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "agusanarse"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "agusanarse" is: tú agusánate, nosotros agusanémonos, vosotros agusanaos.