producir

to produce

verb proh-doo-SEER Common

Origin: From Latin producere (to lead forward, bring forth).

Also means

to cause

Usage Note

Producir follows the irregular -ducir conjugation pattern: first-person present produzco, preterite produje (not producí). All verbs ending in -ducir share this irregularity (conducir, traducir, reducir). It covers manufacturing (producir coches), creating (producir una película), and causing (el accidente produjo caos).

Examples

"La fábrica produce mil unidades al día."

Natural Translation

The factory produces a thousand units a day.

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