{"id":74,"date":"2008-07-18T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=74"},"modified":"2008-07-18T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T14:00:32","slug":"verbs-in-ducir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/verbs-in-ducir\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs in -ducir"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know that a suffix is often added to a word stem to create new words, but that isn’t always the case. Let’s take the example of the suffix \u2013ducir<\/strong> in Spanish and some verbs formed with it: conducir<\/em>, reducir<\/em>, deducir<\/em>, etc. Such verbs are derived from Latin ducere<\/strong>, which meant \u201cto lead\u201d. The examples below are cognates of English verbs ending in either \u201c-duce\u201d or \u201c-duct\u201d and their meanings coincide in English and Spanish. They have irregular conjugation in the first person singular in the present (yo conduzco<\/em>) and its preterite forms are conjugated as conduje, condujiste, condujo,<\/em> etc. The website 123 Teach Me<\/strong> (www.123teachme.com<\/a>) has a very good Spanish verb conjugator, so make sure you check it out. Here are the most common verbs ending in -ducir<\/strong>, along with a usage example of each:<\/p>\n

Aducir <\/strong>(to adduce, to allege) \u2013 \u00c9l adujo que estaba borracho como atenuante.<\/em> (He alleged being drunk as an extenuating circumstance.)<\/p>\n

Conducir <\/strong>(to drive, to manage, to lead) \u2013 El director condujo la reuni\u00f3n de forma muy din\u00e1mica.<\/em> (The director conducted the meeting in a very dynamic way.)<\/p>\n

Deducir <\/strong>(to deduce, to infer) \u2013 Como llegaba empapado, deduje que hab\u00eda estado en la lluvia<\/em>. (As he arrived soaking wet, I deduced he had been caught in the rain.)<\/p>\n

Inducir <\/strong>(to induce, to lead) – A m\u00ed me indujeron el parto en la semana 41 del embarazo. <\/em>(They induced labor on the 41st week of my pregnancy.)<\/p>\n

Introducir <\/strong>(to introduce) \u2013 Este pa\u00eds introdujo el caf\u00e9 en Europa.<\/em> (This country introduced coffee to Europe.)<\/p>\n

Producir <\/strong>(to produce) \u2013 Emilio Estefan produjo discos para artistas como Ricky Martin, Shakira y Thal\u00eda.<\/em> (Emilio Estefan produced records for artists like Ricky Martin, Shakira and Thalia.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We know that a suffix is often added to a word stem to create new words, but that isn’t always the case. Let’s take the example of the suffix \u2013ducir in Spanish and some verbs formed with it: conducir, reducir, deducir, etc. Such verbs are derived from Latin ducere, which meant \u201cto lead\u201d. The examples…<\/p>\n

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