aumentan

Aumentan is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb aumentar in the present tense, meaning “they increase” or “you all increase.” It is used with plural subjects to express growth, rise, or expansion in quantity, level, or intensity. For example: “Los precios aumentan cada año” and “Las ventas aumentan en el último trimestre.”

Etymology and cognates: Aumentar comes from Latin augmentare, from augēre, meaning to increase. The word is related to the English verb augment and other Romance languages that share the same Latin root. In Spanish, aumentar is a regular -ar verb, and its present tense paradigm includes aumentas, aumenta, aumentamos, aumentáis, and aumentan.

Usage notes: Aumentan is predominantly transitive, taking a direct object that specifies what increases (for instance, ingresos, precios, temperaturas). It appears in formal and informal contexts, including economics, demographics, climate, and public health. The phrase “aumentan en” or “aumentan un X por ciento” is common when expressing percentage growth.

Related forms: Other present-tense forms include aumento (yo), aumentas (tú), aumenta (él/ella/usted), aumentamos (nosotros), aumentáis (vosotros), and aumentan (ellos/ellas/ustedes). Related verbs include aumentar, incremento, crecimiento, and subida, which are used to discuss increases with similar meanings.

See also: Aumentar, aumento (noun form meaning increase), crecimiento (growth).