traducir Present Conjugation
traducir — to translate
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
traducir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habits, current facts, or things you are translating right now.
Notes on traducir in the Present
Only the first person singular (yo) is irregular, adding a 'z' before the 'c' (traduzco) to keep the pronunciation consistent. All other forms are regular -ir endings.
Example Sentences
Yo traduzco libros de poesía.
I translate poetry books.
yo
Ella traduce del alemán al español.
She translates from German to Spanish.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros traducimos el menú para los turistas.
We translate the menu for the tourists.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'traduco' for the 'yo' form.
Correct: traduzco
Why: Verbs ending in -cer or -cir usually take a 'zc' in the 'yo' form to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
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Related Tenses
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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traduce
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...