Réduise

Réduise is the present subjunctive form of the French verb réduire, meaning to reduce or to lessen. As a grammatical form, it does not stand alone as a lexical item but rather appears in dependent clauses to express necessity, doubt, desire, possibility, or emotion. In standard French, the subjunctive mood is used after certain verbs and expressions (and after conjunctions) to indicate subjectivity rather than factual certainty.

Usage and context

Réduise appears in clauses introduced by expressions such as il faut que, bien que, pour que, à condition que, or afin qu’elle/he reduzise, where the action is viewed as potential or desired rather than asserted. For example: Il faut que je réduise mes dépenses (I must reduce my expenses). Bien que cela réduise les coûts, cela pourrait affecter la qualité (Although this reduces costs, it could affect quality). In formal or literary writing, the subjunctive mood is more common, though it is increasingly rare in everyday speech.

Conjugation

The present subjunctive forms of réduire include: que je réduise, que tu réduises, qu’il/elle réduise, que nous réduisions, que vous réduisiez, qu’ils/elles réduisent. The form réduise corresponds to first and third person singular in this mood.

Related notes

Réduire is an irregular -re verb; its past participle is réduit. The subjunctive forms share a common stem (réduis-) with the other person forms and require the typical endings of the present subjunctive in French. The term réduise is thus a conjugated form of a common verb rather than a standalone word with a separate meaning.

See also: réduire, French subjunctive, French grammar.