deducirverb
Deducir means to deduce or infer in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as deduce, dedujo and deducen.
- to deduce, infer
El contador dedujo los gastos del total.
The accountant deducted the expenses from the total.
Por sus zapatos, pude deducir que era extranjero.
From his shoes, I could deduce that he was a foreigner.
Podemos deducir la respuesta a partir de estos datos.
We can deduce the answer from this data.
Sherlock Holmes podía deducir mucho a partir de los detalles más ínfimos.
Sherlock Holmes could deduce a lot from the tiniest details.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| deduce | he, she, it | Present |
| dedujo | he, she, it | Preterite |
| deducen | they | Present |
| deduzco | I | Present |
| deducimos | we | Present |
| deduciendo | Gerund | |
| deduje | I | Preterite |
| deducirá | he, she, it | Future |
| deduzca | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| dedujeron | they | Preterite |
| deducirán | they | Future |