Ofrezca

Ofrezca is the present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb ofrecer, meaning “to offer.” It functions as a mood-marked form used in subordinate clauses where the speaker expresses desire, doubt, possibility, necessity, or emotion, and in polite or formal commands addressed to usted (and in other subjunctive contexts).

Grammatical notes: The present subjunctive forms of ofrecer are yo ofrezca, tú ofrezcas, él/ella/Ud. ofrezca, nosotros ofrezcamos, vosotros ofrezcáis, ellos ofrezcan. The morphophonemic change from the indicative stem to the subjunctive involves the stem becoming ofrezc- before the subjunctive endings, e.g., ofrezca, ofrezcas, ofrezca, ofrezcamos, ofrezcáis, ofrezcan. This form is typical in phrases that begin with expressions of wish or necessity or in polite requests: “Espero que él ofrezca una solución,” or “Que usted ofrezca su propuesta.”

Usage context: As a present-subjunctive form, ofrezca appears in clauses introduced by verbs of desire, doubt, or necessity (querer, esperar, dudar, es importante, es necesario, etc.), in temporal or continuative clauses after conjunctions that require the subjunctive, or in formal commands and requests addressed to someone respected as “usted.” It is not an imperative form in itself; imperatives of -er verbs use different endings (tú ofrece, usted ofrezca in a subjunctive-driven construction).

Etymology: Ofrezca derives from the verb ofrecer, which comes from the Latin offerre, with typical Spanish phonetic evolution including the change to the -zc- stem in the present subjunctive.

See also: ofrecer, presente de subjuntivo, conjugation patterns of -cer/-cir verbs.