
traducir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
traducir — to translate
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
traducir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order or request to translate something.
Notes on traducir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (traduce), but the formal 'usted' and plural 'ustedes' forms use the 'zc' change from the subjunctive (traduzca/n).
Example Sentences
Traduce esta frase al inglés, por favor.
Translate this sentence into English, please.
tú
Traduzca este documento para la reunión.
Translate this document for the meeting.
usted
Traduzcamos la canción juntos.
Let's translate the song together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'traduce' for a formal boss.
Correct: traduzca
Why: 'Traduce' is only for people you are on 'tú' terms with; formal commands must use the subjunctive-based form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traduzco
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
Preterite
yo: traduje
Traducir is a 'j-stem' irregular verb in the preterite: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo...
Imperfect
yo: traducía
The imperfect of traducir is regular: traducía, traducías, traducía...
Future
yo: traduciré
The future of traducir is regular: traduciré, traducirás, traducirá...
Conditional
yo: traduciría
The conditional of traducir is regular: traduciría, traducirías, traduciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: traduzca
Traducir uses the 'zc' spelling change (traduzca) for all people in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tradujera
The imperfect subjunctive of traducir uses the 'j' stem: tradujera, tradujeras, tradujera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...