produís

Produís is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb producir in dialects that use the voseo pronoun, most notably Rioplatense Spanish in Argentina and Uruguay. It means “you produce” or “you are producing,” and it corresponds to the tú form produces in standard Spanish.

Usage and form: In voseo, the pronoun vos replaces tú, and the verb takes endings that reflect this second-person singular form. For producir, the present indicative forms include yo produzco, vos producís, nosotros producimos. The accent on í marks the stress: producís. This form is used in informal speech with vos; formal or third-person address typically uses usted or él/ella, with produce or produces as appropriate in standard Spanish.

Examples: Vos producís diez productos cada mes. ¿Qué producís ahora? In contrast, in regions that do not use voseo, the standard tú form would be Tú produces or Tú produces more commonly spelled tú produces, depending on dialect.

Geographic distribution: Producís is widely used in Argentina and Uruguay, and to varying degrees in other parts of the Río de la Plata basin and some Central American communities where voseo is present. In most other Spanish-speaking regions, the forms with tú are used instead (produces).

Relation to other forms: The verb itself, producir, derives from Latin producere. Produís is one of several voseo-specific present-tense forms; other tenses and moods in voseo follow distinct paradigms that differ from the tú-based conjugations.

See also: voseo, Spanish dialects, Rioplatense Spanish.