Fortalecen

Fortalecen is a form of the Spanish verb fortalecer, used as the third-person plural in the present indicative. It corresponds to "they strengthen" or, in contexts with ustedes, "you all strengthen." The verb fortalecer denotes the act of making something stronger or more resilient, whether physical, institutional, or abstract.

Fortalecer has irregularities in the first-person singular present tense, yielding fortalezco, while the other persons follow a regular pattern: fortaleces, fortalece, fortalecemos, fortalecéis, fortalecen. The stem changes in some forms reflect Spanish orthographic and phonetic conventions, but fortalecen itself adheres to the standard third-person plural ending for the present indicative.

Usage of fortalecen spans diverse domains. In health and fitness, one might say that regular training strengthens muscles and endurance, though the reflexive form se fortalecen is common when describing passive strengthening. In economics or politics, sentences such as Las políticas fortalecen la economía or Las alianzas fortalecen la posición internacional illustrate how the verb is used transitively to indicate an increase in strength or capacity. The term is often interchangeable with synonyms like reforzar or robustecer, depending on nuance and regional preference.