dirijo

Dirijo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb dirigir. It translates as “I direct,” “I manage,” or “I run,” and is used when the speaker is actively directing or leading an action, project, organization, or operation. The sense can range from administrative leadership to guiding a process or a performance.

The verb dirigir comes from Latin dirigere, meaning “to direct” or “to guide.” In Spanish, many verbs of this type form the yo present as dirijo, corrijo, and similar, by replacing the g before i/e with a j to preserve the pronunciation of the sound.

Conjugation notes: In the present tense, the forms are yo dirijo, tú diriges, él dirige, nosotros dirigimos, vosotros dirigís, ellos dirigen. The yo form dirijo uses the -jo ending, characteristic of the -gir verb group in the present indicative. Other tenses follow regular -gir patterns, such as dirigí in the preterite and dirigiéndose in the present participle. Typical uses include “Yo dirijo un equipo de investigación” (I lead a research team) and “Dirigimos la empresa hacia nuevos objetivos” (We direct the company toward new goals).

See also: dirigir, the related noun dirección (direction) and related verbs with the -gir conjugation pattern.