Reconstruye

Reconstruye is a Spanish verb form of reconstruir that translates roughly as “he/she/it rebuilds” and can also function as the affirmative tú command meaning “reconstruct.” The term appears in many contexts, from construction and urban planning to disaster recovery and metaphorical uses such as reconstructing memory, institutions, arguments, or relationships. As a regular -ir verb with a re- prefix, its meanings center on restoring form, structure, or order after damage or removal.

Etymology and usage notes: the infinitive is reconstruir, formed from re- (again, back) plus construir (to build). The verb belongs to the group of -uir verbs in Spanish and follows typical present tense patterns with a stem that changes for certain persons. In the present indicative, forms include yo reconstruyo, tú reconstruyes, él reconstruye, nosotros reconstruimos, vosotros reconstruís, ellos reconstruyen. The imperative affirmative for tú is reconstruye. The participle is reconstruido, and the preterite for third person singular is reconstruyó.

Conjugation and related forms: apart from the present, reconstruir also yields past forms such as reconstruyó in the preterite and reconstruido as the past participle used with haber (por ejemplo, se ha reconstruido). Related nouns include reconstrucción (reconstruction) and reconstruido (reconstructed). The verb commonly appears in journalism, policy discussions, engineering, archaeology, and social sciences when describing processes of restoration or reassembly.

See also: reconstrucción, reconstruido, reconstruir, re- prefix in Spanish verbal formation, and related verbs such as restaurar and rehabilitar.