Ella Verbstraducirse to translate (oneself) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Traducirse (to translate (oneself)) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me traduzco, te traduces, se traduce, nos traducimos, os traducís, se traducen. Yo adds a z (traduzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me traduje) and subjunctive.

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The Indicative Present of traducirse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me traduzco”, meaning “I translate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traduzco | I translate |
| Tú | te traduces | you translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se traduce | s/he translates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos traducimos | we translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os traducís | you (plural) translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traducen | they translate |
How it’s built: Yo adds a z (traduzco); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of traducirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me traduje”, meaning “I translated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traduje | I translated |
| Tú | te tradujiste | you translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tradujo | s/he translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tradujimos | we translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tradujisteis | you (plural) translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tradujeron | they translated |
How it’s built: Irregular stem traduj- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron; ellas/ellos drops the i (tradujeron). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of traducirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me traducía”, meaning “I used to translate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traducía | I used to translate |
| Tú | te traducías | you used to translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se traducía | s/he used to translate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos traducíamos | we used to translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os traducíais | you (plural) used to translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traducían | they used to translate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem traduc- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of traducirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy traduciendo”, meaning “I am translating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy traduciendo | I am translating |
| Tú | te estás traduciendo | you are translating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está traduciendo | s/he is translating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos traduciendo | we are translating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis traduciendo | you (plural) are translating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están traduciendo | they are translating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund traduciendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of traducirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a traducir”, meaning “I am going to translate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a traducir | I am going to translate |
| Tú | te vas a traducir | you are going to translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a traducir | s/he is going to translate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a traducir | we are going to translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a traducir | you (plural) are going to translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a traducir | they are going to translate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive traducir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of traducirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me traduciré”, meaning “I will translate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traduciré | I will translate |
| Tú | te traducirás | you will translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se traducirá | s/he will translate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos traduciremos | we will translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os traduciréis | you (plural) will translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traducirán | they will translate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive traducir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of traducirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me traduciría”, meaning “I would translate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traduciría | I would translate |
| Tú | te traducirías | you would translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se traduciría | s/he would translate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos traduciríamos | we would translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os traduciríais | you (plural) would translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traducirían | they would translate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive traducir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of traducirse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he traducido”, meaning “I have translated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he traducido | I have translated |
| Tú | te has traducido | you have translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha traducido | s/he has translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos traducido | we have translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis traducido | you (plural) have translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han traducido | they have translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of traducirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había traducido”, meaning “I had translated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había traducido | I had translated |
| Tú | te habías traducido | you had translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había traducido | s/he had translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos traducido | we had translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais traducido | you (plural) had translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían traducido | they had translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of traducirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré traducido”, meaning “I will have translated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré traducido | I will have translated |
| Tú | te habrás traducido | you will have translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá traducido | s/he will have translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos traducido | we will have translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis traducido | you (plural) will have translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán traducido | they will have translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of traducirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría traducido”, meaning “I would have translated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría traducido | I would have translated |
| Tú | te habrías traducido | you would have translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría traducido | s/he would have translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos traducido | we would have translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais traducido | you (plural) would have translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían traducido | they would have translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me traduzca”, meaning “I translate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me traduzca | I translate |
| Tú | te traduzcas | you translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se traduzca | s/he translates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos traduzcamos | we translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os traduzcáis | you (plural) translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se traduzcan | they translate |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, traduzco (traduzca, traduzcas, traduzca, traduzcamos, traduzcáis, traduzcan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me tradujera”, meaning “I translated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me tradujera | I translated |
| Tú | te tradujeras | you translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tradujera | s/he translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tradujéramos | we translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tradujerais | you (plural) translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tradujeran | they translated |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, tradujeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (tradujéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me tradujere”, meaning “I will translate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me tradujere | I will translate |
| Tú | te tradujeres | you will translate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se tradujere | s/he will translate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos tradujéremos | we will translate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os tradujereis | you (plural) will translate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se tradujeren | they will translate |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, tradujeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (tradujéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya traducido”, meaning “I have translated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya traducido | I have translated |
| Tú | te hayas traducido | you have translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya traducido | s/he has translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos traducido | we have translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis traducido | you (plural) have translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan traducido | they have translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera traducido”, meaning “I had translated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera traducido | I had translated |
| Tú | te hubieras traducido | you had translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera traducido | s/he had translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos traducido | we had translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais traducido | you (plural) had translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran traducido | they had translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere traducido”, meaning “I will have translated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere traducido | I will have translated |
| Tú | te hubieres traducido | you will have translated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere traducido | s/he will have translated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos traducido | we will have translated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis traducido | you (plural) will have translated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren traducido | they will have translated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle traducido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “tradúzcase”, meaning “(to you formal) translate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | tradúcete | (to you) translate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | tradúzcase | (to you formal) translate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | traduzcámonos | let's translate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | traducíos | (to you plural) translate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | tradúzcanse | (to you plural formal) translate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (tradúcete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (tradúzcase, tradúzcanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (traduzcámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (traducíos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se traduzca”, meaning “(to you formal) don't translate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te traduzcas | (to you) don't translate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se traduzca | (to you formal) don't translate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos traduzcamos | let's not translate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os traduzcáis | (to you plural) don't translate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se traduzcan | (to you plural formal) don't translate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te traduzcas, no se traduzca, no nos traduzcamos, no os traduzcáis, no se traduzcan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Traducirse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a z (traduzco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me traduje) and subjunctive.
In the present tense (presente), traducirse is conjugated as: yo me traduzco, tú te traduces, él/ella/usted se traduce, nosotros nos traducimos, vosotros os traducís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se traducen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), traducirse is conjugated as: yo me traduje, tú te tradujiste, él/ella/usted se tradujo, nosotros nos tradujimos, vosotros os tradujisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se tradujeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), traducirse is conjugated as: yo me traducía, tú te traducías, él/ella/usted se traducía, nosotros nos traducíamos, vosotros os traducíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se traducían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), traducirse is conjugated as: yo me traduciré, tú te traducirás, él/ella/usted se traducirá, nosotros nos traduciremos, vosotros os traduciréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se traducirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), traducirse is conjugated as: yo me traduzca, tú te traduzcas, él/ella/usted se traduzca, nosotros nos traduzcamos, vosotros os traduzcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se traduzcan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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