réduiront

Réduiront is a French verb form. It is the third-person plural in the future simple tense of the verb réduire, meaning “they will reduce.” As a finite verb form, it indicates a future action carried out by multiple subjects.

Formation and usage. In French, the future simple endings are attached to the infinitive stem. For réduire, the stem used in the future is réduir-, producing forms such as réduirai, réduiras, réduira, réduirons, réduirez, réduiront. The specific form réduiront carries the -ont ending that marks the third-person plural. It is used in statements about what several subjects will do in the future, in both formal and informal contexts.

Examples. Ils réduiront les coûts du projet. Si le budget est approuvé, ils réduiront leurs dépenses. The form can refer to actions by companies, governments, organizations, or groups of people.

Etymology and related forms. Réduire derives from Latin reducere and belongs to the French -ire verbs. The future tense for this verb uses the réduir- stem, which differs from some other tenses where the root changes more irregularly. The present tense forms of réduire are irregular (je réduis, tu réduis, il réduit, nous réduisons, vous reduisez, ils réduisent), while the future simple endings are regular with the -ont ending for ils/elles.

See also. réduire, réduction, futur simple.