reduzamos

Reduczamos is the present subjunctive first-person plural form of the Portuguese verb reduzir, meaning to reduce or lessen. It is used in subordinate clauses where the action is viewed as desired, possible, hypothetical, or conditioned by another statement, and it refers to “we” as the subject.

In everyday Portuguese, reduzamos appears in sentences that express wishes, recommendations, requirements, doubts, or emotions. It commonly follows expressions such as é necessário que, é importante que, desejo que, or espero que. Examples include: É essencial que reduzamos as emissões. Quero que reduzamos o consumo de água. Esperamos que reduzamos os custos.

Conjugation and usage notes: reduzir is a regular -ir verb with present-subjunctive forms sharing the same pattern across subject pronouns. For nós, the form is reduzamos; by contrast, the indicative present is reduzimos and the other subjunctive forms are reduzas (tu), reduza (ele/ela/você), reduzais (vós), reduzam (eles/elas/vocês). The quase equivalent in Spanish is reduzcamos, which reflects spelling differences between the languages.

Etymology and related forms: reduzir comes from Latin reducere, meaning to bring back or diminish. Related nouns include redução (the act or result of reducing) and redução de emissões (emission reduction). The verb and its subjunctive form reduzem the array of expressions used to discuss policy, planning, or behavioral changes involving decrease or conservation.