Traducir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Traducir in Spanish

Traducir means “to translate,” “to convert,” or “to interpret.” You will learn its traduzco / traduzca family, irregular preterite traduje / tradujeron, and otherwise regular future and compound forms.

Traducir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Traducir uses traduzc- in the first-person singular present and throughout the present subjunctive, as in traduzco and traduzca.... Its preterite and related past-subjunctive forms use the irregular stem traduj-.

Traducir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle traducido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	traducir	to translate
Gerund	traduciendo	translating
Past participle	traducido	translated

Traducir meaning and essential uses

Traducir is transitive and primarily means expressing in one language what was previously written or said in another: Traduzco el texto al inglés. — “I translate the text into English.”

RAE also records broader senses such as converting or transforming something and explaining or interpreting. For language work, traducir algo al + language is a core practical pattern.

Traducir irregular conjugation patterns

The present first person is traduzco — “I translate,” while the remaining present forms use traduc-. The entire present subjunctive uses traduzc-: traduzca, traduzcas, traduzcamos, traduzcáis, traduzcan.

The preterite uses traduj-: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo, tradujimos, tradujisteis, tradujeron. The imperfect/future subjunctive also use traduj-. Do not insert an extra i in tradujeron.

Traducir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Traducir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is traduzco; the remaining present forms keep traduc-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traduzco	I translate
Tú — you, singular informal	traduces	you translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traduce	he / she translates; you translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traducimos	we translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traducís	you translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traducen	they translate; you translate (plural)

• Traduzco documentos del español al inglés. — I translate documents from Spanish into English.

Traducir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The entire preterite uses traduj-, including tradujeron without an extra i.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traduje	I translated
Tú — you, singular informal	tradujiste	you translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tradujo	he / she translated; you translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tradujimos	we translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tradujisteis	you translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tradujeron	they translated; you translated (plural)

• Ayer traduje una carta importante. — Yesterday I translated an important letter.

Traducir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traducía	I used to translate / was translating
Tú — you, singular informal	traducías	you used to translate / were translating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traducía	he / she used to translate / was translating; you used to translate / were translating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traducíamos	we used to translate / were translating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traducíais	you used to translate / were translating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traducían	they used to translate / were translating; you used to translate / were translating (plural)

• Antes traducía artículos para una revista. — I used to translate articles for a magazine.

Traducir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus traduciendo — “translating.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy traduciendo	I am translating
Tú — you, singular informal	estás traduciendo	you are translating
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está traduciendo	he / she is translating; you are translating (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos traduciendo	we are translating
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis traduciendo	you are translating (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están traduciendo	they are translating; you are translating (plural)

• Estoy traduciendo un contrato. — I am translating a contract.

Traducir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and traducir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a traducir	I am going to translate
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a traducir	you are going to translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a traducir	he / she is going to translate; you are going to translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a traducir	we are going to translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a traducir	you are going to translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a traducir	they are going to translate; you are going to translate (plural)

• Voy a traducir este mensaje al francés. — I am going to translate this message into French.

Traducir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traduciré	I will translate
Tú — you, singular informal	traducirás	you will translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traducirá	he / she will translate; you will translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traduciremos	we will translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traduciréis	you will translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traducirán	they will translate; you will translate (plural)

• Traduciremos el informe mañana. — We will translate the report tomorrow.

Traducir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traduciría	I would translate
Tú — you, singular informal	traducirías	you would translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traduciría	he / she would translate; you would translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traduciríamos	we would translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traduciríais	you would translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traducirían	they would translate; you would translate (plural)

• Traduciría el texto de otra manera. — I would translate the text differently.

Traducir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he traducido	I have translated
Tú — you, singular informal	has traducido	you have translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha traducido	he / she has translated; you have translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos traducido	we have translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis traducido	you have translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han traducido	they have translated; you have translated (plural)

• He traducido todo el documento. — I have translated the whole document.

Traducir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había traducido	I had translated
Tú — you, singular informal	habías traducido	you had translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había traducido	he / she had translated; you had translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos traducido	we had translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais traducido	you had translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían traducido	they had translated; you had translated (plural)

• Ya habíamos traducido esa sección. — We had already translated that section.

Traducir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré traducido	I will have translated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás traducido	you will have translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá traducido	he / she will have translated; you will have translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos traducido	we will have translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis traducido	you will have translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán traducido	they will have translated; you will have translated (plural)

• Para entonces habrán traducido todos los archivos. — By then they will have translated all the files.

Traducir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría traducido	I would have translated
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías traducido	you would have translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría traducido	he / she would have translated; you would have translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos traducido	we would have translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais traducido	you would have translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían traducido	they would have translated; you would have translated (plural)

• Habría traducido el texto con más contexto. — I would have translated the text with more context.

Traducir subjunctive conjugations

Traducir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses traduzc- throughout.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	traduzca	that I translate
Tú — you, singular informal	traduzcas	that you translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	traduzca	that he / she translate; that you translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	traduzcamos	that we translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traduzcáis	that you translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	traduzcan	that they translate; that you translate (plural)

• Quiero que traduzcas esta frase. — I want you to translate this sentence.

Traducir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use tradujer-; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tradujera	that I translated
Tú — you, singular informal	tradujeras	that you translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tradujera	that he / she translated; that you translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tradujéramos	that we translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tradujerais	that you translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tradujeran	that they translated; that you translated (plural)

• Preferían que tradujéramos el informe completo. — They preferred that we translate the complete report.
• Era mejor que tradujeses primero los términos técnicos. — It was better for you to translate the technical terms first.

Traducir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use tradujer-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	tradujere	if / when I should translate
Tú — you, singular informal	tradujeres	if / when you should translate
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	tradujere	if / when he / she should translate; if / when you should translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	tradujéremos	if / when we should translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	tradujereis	if / when you should translate (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	tradujeren	if / when they should translate; if / when you should translate (plural)

• Quien tradujere el documento deberá conservar una copia. — Whoever should translate the document must keep a copy.

Traducir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya traducido	that I have translated
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas traducido	that you have translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya traducido	that he / she has translated; that you have translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos traducido	that we have translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis traducido	that you have translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan traducido	that they have translated; that you have translated (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas traducido el texto. — I am glad that you translated the text.

Traducir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera traducido	that I had translated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras traducido	that you had translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera traducido	that he / she had translated; that you had translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos traducido	that we had translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais traducido	that you had translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran traducido	that they had translated; that you had translated (plural)

• Si hubiera traducido esa parte antes, habríamos terminado. — If I had translated that part earlier, we would have finished.
• Si hubieses traducido el contrato, habrías visto la diferencia. — If you had translated the contract, you would have seen the difference.

Traducir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant traducido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere traducido	if / when I should have translated
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres traducido	if / when you should have translated
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere traducido	if / when he / she should have translated; if / when you should have translated (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos traducido	if / when we should have translated
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis traducido	if / when you should have translated (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren traducido	if / when they should have translated; if / when you should have translated (plural)

• Si hubieren traducido documentos oficiales, deberán registrarlos. — If they should have translated official documents, they must register them.

Traducir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Traducir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	traduce	translate
Usted — you, singular formal	traduzca	translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	traduzcamos	let’s translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	traducid	translate (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	traduzcan	translate (plural)

• Traduce esta frase al inglés. — Translate this sentence into English.

Traducir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no traduzcas	do not translate
Usted — you, singular formal	no traduzca	do not translate (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no traduzcamos	let’s not translate
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no traduzcáis	do not translate (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no traduzcan	do not translate (plural)

• No traduzcas palabra por palabra sin considerar el contexto. — Do not translate word for word without considering the context.

Common constructions with Traducir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• traducir algo a / al + language. — to translate something into a language.
• traducir de una lengua a otra. — to translate from one language into another.
• traducir una idea / concepto. — to express, render, or convert an idea or concept.

Example sentences with Traducir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Puedes traducir este correo? — Can you translate this email?
• Tradujeron el libro al español. — They translated the book into Spanish.
• Estoy traduciendo una página web. — I am translating a website.
• Espero que traduzcas también las notas. — I hope you translate the notes too.
• Ya hemos traducido la introducción. — We have already translated the introduction.
• Traduce primero el título. — Translate the title first.

Regional and usage notes for Traducir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos traducís documentos técnicos. — You translate technical documents. (voseo)
• Traducí esta frase ahora. — Translate this sentence now. (affirmative vos command)

For traducir, keep three irregular anchors together: traduzco, the present-subjunctive traduzc- family, and preterite-related traduj-. The future, conditional, gerund, and participle are otherwise predictable.