cultivar verduras
/kultibaɾ beɾduɾas/from spelling rules
To grow vegetables in Spanish is cultivar verduras.
The phrase describes the process of planting and caring for vegetables in a garden or farm to produce food.
What does it mean word for word?
The verb cultivar literally means 'to cultivate' or 'to grow' in the context of plants and crops.
Which one should you use?
While cultivar verduras is a precise way to express this, you might also hear plantar verduras (to plant vegetables), though cultivar implies the entire process of care and growth. You can also use cultivar hortalizas as a synonym, where hortalizas refers to vegetables or greens grown in a garden.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'I grow vegetables' in the present tense, use cultivo verduras. To say 'We grow vegetables', use cultivamos verduras.
How do you pronounce it?
/kultibaɾ beɾduɾas/
Did you know?
- The verb cultivar shares the same root as the English word 'culture'. Both words stem from the Latin 'cultus', which relates to the care, tending, and development of something, whether it be crops or human refinement.
- The word verdura comes from verde, meaning 'green', but it is used for vegetables of all colors, including red peppers and purple eggplants.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you want to say you are 'growing' a specific plant like a rose or a tomato, you might use tener (to have) or tener plantado instead of cultivar.
Examples in context
- Quiero cultivar verduras en mi jardín.I want to grow vegetables in my garden.
- Es difícil cultivar verduras en este clima.It is difficult to grow vegetables in this climate.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking in a local community garden.
- Daniel¿Te gusta cultivar verduras aquí?Do you like growing vegetables here?
- SofíaSí, me encanta cultivar verduras frescas.Yes, I love growing fresh vegetables.
- DanielSofía, ¿puedes ayudarme con mi parcela?Sofía, can you help me with my plot?
- SofíaClaro, Daniel, cuenta con ello.Of course, Daniel, count on it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cultivar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
