Hi,
I was wondering if there is a reason the "c" turns in a "j", It seems to me that
conduce would sound fine in front of "e" and "i" (perhaps just a change in front of the "a" and "o".
Do you know of any reason for the change?
Thank you.
Conducir, producir, introducir, traducir and other verbs ending in -ducir are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido but follow the same pattern as each other, replacing ‑ducir with:
| yo | -duje |
| tú | -dujiste |
| él / ella / Ud. | -dujo |
| nosotros / nosotras | -dujimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | -dujisteis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | -dujeron |
Read and listen to these examples:
Yo traduje la carta del inglés al español.
I translated the letter from English into Spanish.
Tú introdujiste una nueva línea en el guión.
You entered a new line in the script.
Ella introdujo a su madre en la práctica del yoga.
She introduced her mother to the practice of yoga.
Nosotros produjimos muchos grupos de pop el año pasado.
We produced many pop bands last year.
Vosotras condujisteis durante siete horas.
You drove for seven hours.
Ellos produjeron muy buen vino la temporada pasada.
They produced very good wine last season.
Verbs that follow this pattern are:
- producir (to produce)
- introducir (to introduce)
- traducir (to translate)
- conducir (to drive)
- reducir (to reduce)
- reproducir (to reproduce)
- seducir (to seduce)
See also List of Spanish irregular -ducir verbs
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Yo traduje la carta del inglés al español.
I translated the letter from English into Spanish.
Ellos produjeron muy buen vino la temporada pasada.
They produced very good wine last season.
Nosotros produjimos muchos grupos de pop el año pasado.
We produced many pop bands last year.
Ella introdujo a su madre en la práctica del yoga.
She introduced her mother to the practice of yoga.
Tú introdujiste una nueva línea en el guión.
You entered a new line in the script.
Vosotras condujisteis durante siete horas.
You drove for seven hours.
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NicoleKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I was wondering if there is a reason the "c" turns in a "j
Asked 6 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Nicole
That's an interesting question...
I am not 100% sure but it may be because in Latin, the conjugation in the Preterite tense contains letter x, e.g: conduxi. The x from the Latin turned into letter j later on in Spanish, so I am guessing that may be the reason.
Hope this helps,
Saludos
Inma
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I was wondering if there is a reason the "c" turns in a "j
Hi,
I was wondering if there is a reason the "c" turns in a "j", It seems to me that
conduce would sound fine in front of "e" and "i" (perhaps just a change in front of the "a" and "o".
Do you know of any reason for the change?
Thank you.
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