How to Say "to reconstruct" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to reconstruct” is “reconstruir” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
verbB1
formal building context
Examples
Tuvieron que reconstruir el puente después de la inundación.
They had to rebuild the bridge after the flood.
Estamos reconstruyendo nuestra casa de la infancia.
We are rebuilding our childhood home.
The Added 'Y'
For verbs like this that end in -uir, you add a 'y' before certain endings (like -o, -es, -e) to keep the sound smooth.
Missing the 'Y'
Mistake: “Yo reconstruo”
Correction: Yo reconstruyo (always add the 'y' in the present unless it's the 'we' form).
Other Meanings of “reconstruir”
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