Meaning
to (cause to) mature
- to ripen, mature
- to develop (an idea)
- to accrue (interest, rights)
- to complete, perfect
In a sentence
Con il sole, i pomodori maturano in fretta.
With sun, tomatoes ripen quickly.
Hai già maturato un'idea per il viaggio?
Have you already developed an idea for the trip?
L'idea è maturata dopo molte discussioni.
The idea developed after many discussions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| maturare | infinitive |
| maturiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| maturo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| maturate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maturi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maturano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| matura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maturavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maturavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| maturavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maturavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maturavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| maturava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| maturammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| maturai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| maturaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| maturasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| maturarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| maturò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| matureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| maturerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| maturerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| maturerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| matureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| maturerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| maturiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| maturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| maturiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maturino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maturi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maturassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| maturaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maturassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maturassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| maturasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| matureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| maturerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| maturereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| matureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maturerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maturerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maturiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| maturate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| matura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| maturando | gerund |
| maturato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use maturare for gradual development: maturare un'idea, esperienza, consapevolezza. For physical growth, crescere is often more natural.
- For fruit or cheese, maturare is common; for crops in fields, maturare and giungere a maturazione both occur, depending on context.
- With avere in compound tenses when transitive: ha maturato esperienza. Intransitive uses usually take essere: il frutto è maturato.