reduzco

Reduzco is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb reducir in the present indicative, meaning "I reduce." It is used to describe a current or habitual action of making something smaller, lower, or less in amount, degree, or scope. Common objects include costos, riesgos, emisiones, tamaño, and velocidad.

Etymology and form: reducir comes from Latin reducere, meaning "to lead back." In Spanish, it belongs to a group of -ducir verbs that have an irregular yo form in the present tense, producing reduzco as the first-person singular. The rest of the present tense forms are regular for this group: tú reduces, él/ella/Ud. reduce, nosotros reducimos, vosotros reducís, ellos reducen. The verb also forms reducirse in the reflexive sense (to reduce oneself), and related nouns include reducción (reduction) and reducible (reducible).

Usage notes: Reduzco is used in everyday, technical, and formal contexts to express decreasing or lowering actions. It often appears with direct objects or with prepositional phrases: reducir costos, reducir riesgos, reducir emisiones, reducir la velocidad. It can also appear in impersonal constructions with se: se reduce el consumo. In contrast, its preterite forms (reduje, redujo) express actions completed in the past.

Related terms: reducción is the noun form describing the act or result of reducing; reducible refers to something that can be reduced. The concept is closely linked to synonyms such as disminuir, disminuir, abajar, and rebajar, depending on context.

See also: reducir, reducción, reducible, disminución.