modifican

Modifican is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb modificar, meaning to change, alter, or adjust something. It describes an action carried out by multiple subjects, such as people, groups, or organizations (ellos, ellas, ustedes). For example: los investigadores modifican el protocolo, or las políticas modifican las condiciones de acceso.

Etymology: Modificar comes from the Latin modificare, formed from modi (form, manner) and a suffix related to making or causing, reflecting the sense of changing the form or characteristics of something.

Conjugation basics: In the present tense, the forms are: yo modifico, tú modificas, él/ella modifica, nosotros modificamos, vosotros modificáis, ellos modifican. The form modifican specifically corresponds to third-person plural. Other tenses and moods follow standard Spanish conjugation patterns for -ar verbs with the -ificar family, including subjunctive and imperative forms.

Usage and range: The verb is common across many domains, including everyday speech, science, technology, law, and policy. It is used to describe deliberate changes to settings, rules, parameters, documents, or outcomes. In context, modifican often implies a planned or authorized alteration rather than a spontaneous change.

Examples:

- Los investigadores modifican las condiciones experimentales para obtener resultados reproducibles.

- Las autoridades modifican las normas de seguridad.

- Si se modifican los datos, debe conservarse la versión original.

See also: modificar, modificación, modificador.