incrementarse

Incrementarse is a Spanish verb in reflexive form that means to increase, to grow, or to rise. It is commonly used to describe a process in which a variable or quantity becomes larger over time, often in formal or technical contexts such as economics, statistics, demography, or science. The action is typically understood as the subject undergoing the increase, and it is frequently accompanied by an indication of the amount or percentage of change, for example se incrementó en un 3%.

Etymology and usage notes: incrementarse derives from incrementar with the reflexive suffix -se. The related noun incremento (increment) shares the same Latin root, incrementum. In Spanish, incrementarse is preferred in technical or data-driven discourse when emphasizing the occurring change in magnitude; in everyday language, aumentar is more common for broader contexts.

Grammatical and conjugation notes: incrementarse is a regular -ar verb of the reflexive type. Present indicative forms include me incremento, te incrementas, se incrementa, nos incrementamos, os incrementáis, se incrementan. Preterite forms are me incrementé, te incrementaste, se incrementó, nos incrementamos, os incrementasteis, se incrementaron. Other tenses follow standard patterns for reflexive -ar verbs. In many sentences, the passive-like construction se incrementa or se incrementaron is used for impersonal reporting of changes.

Examples and domains: “El costo de vida se incrementó.” “La población se incrementó en un 2,5% entre 2020 y 2024.” “Los precios se incrementarán si persiste la inflación.” The verb is especially common in economics, demography, meteorology, and data analysis, where precise quantification of change is important.

Related terms: incremento (noun), incrementar (transitive “to increase”), aumentar (to increase in a broader sense). Incrementarse emphasizes the process of growing, typically in numerical or measurable terms.