deducir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
deducir — to deduce
Use 'deduce' for tú and 'deduzca' for formal commands.
deducir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to infer something from evidence or to instruct an accountant to deduct an expense.
Notes on deducir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'deduce' (regular). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the 'z' from the subjunctive stem (deduzca, deduzcamos, deduzcan).
Example Sentences
Deduce tú la respuesta por el contexto.
Deduce the answer yourself from the context.
tú
Deduzca los impuestos de la factura, por favor.
Deduct the taxes from the invoice, please.
Deduzcamos el resultado final ahora.
Let's deduce the final result now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Deduzca (for tú).
Correct: Deduce.
Why: Deduzca is the formal (usted) command; the informal (tú) command uses the third-person present indicative form 'deduce'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deduzco
The present tense of deducir uses a 'zc' spelling change in the yo form: yo deduzco.
Preterite
yo: deduje
The preterite of deducir is irregular, using a 'j' stem: deduje, dedujiste, dedujo.
Imperfect
yo: deducía
The imperfect of deducir is completely regular: deducía, deducías, deducía.
Future
yo: deduciré
The future tense of deducir is regular: deduciré, deducirás, deducirá.
Conditional
yo: deduciría
The conditional of deducir is regular: deduciría, deducirías, deduciría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deduzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'z' from the yo form throughout: deduzca, deduzcas, deduzca.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: dedujera, dedujeras, dedujera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'z' stem: no deduzcas, no deduzca.