The Conditional Mood of disminuir is used to express a hypothetical or potential future action, for example: Si tuvieras más dinero, disminuirías tus gastos. (If you had more money, you would reduce your expenses.)

Disminuir is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional follow the same pattern as other verbs ending in -ir.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Saber (to know) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of disminuir is used to express hypothetical or potential situations related to decreasing, reducing, or diminishing something.

Expressing a hypothetical decrease: For example, Si trabajara menos, disminuiría mi estrés. (If I worked less, it would decrease my stress.)

Suggesting a potential reduction: For example, Disminuirías tu gasto si ahorraras más. (You would reduce your spending if you saved more.)

Expressing a conditional diminishment: For example, El ruido disminuiría si cerráramos las ventanas. (The noise would diminish if we closed the windows.)

Colloquial usage (diminishing intensity): For example, ¡Disminuye tu intensidad, amigo! (Tone it down, buddy!)

Examples

Examples of Saber in the Conditional Mood

Si disminuiría el consumo de energía, ayudaría al medio ambiente. (If energy consumption would decrease, it would help the environment.)

Después de la crisis económica, disminuirían los precios de las casas. (After the economic crisis, house prices would decrease.)

Si disminuiríamos el uso de plásticos, reduciríamos la contaminación. (If we would decrease the use of plastics, we would reduce pollution.)

Con una dieta saludable, disminuiría el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas. (With a healthy diet, the risk of chronic diseases would decrease.)

Si disminuirías el tiempo que pasas en las redes sociales, tendrías más tiempo libre. (If you would decrease the time you spend on social media, you would have more free time.)

Después de la pandemia, disminuiría la demanda de viajes internacionales. (After the pandemic, the demand for international travel would decrease.)

Si disminuiríamos el estrés laboral, mejoraría nuestra calidad de vida. (If we would decrease work-related stress, our quality of life would improve.)

Con una mejor educación financiera, disminuirían las deudas personales. (With better financial education, personal debts would decrease.)

Si disminuiría el tráfico en la ciudad, llegarías más rápido a tu destino. (If traffic in the city would decrease, you would arrive at your destination faster.)

Después de implementar medidas de seguridad, disminuirían los robos en el vecindario. (After implementing security measures, robberies in the neighborhood would decrease.)

Si disminuiríamos el desperdicio de alimentos, ayudaría a combatir el hambre. (If we would decrease food waste, it would help combat hunger.)

Con una mejor planificación urbana, disminuiría la contaminación del aire. (With better urban planning, air pollution would decrease.)

Si disminuirías el consumo de alcohol, mejoraría tu salud. (If you would decrease alcohol consumption, your health would improve.)

Después de una campaña de concientización, disminuirían los casos de acoso escolar. (After an awareness campaign, cases of bullying would decrease.)

Si disminuiríamos el uso de combustibles fósiles, reduciríamos las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. (If we would decrease the use of fossil fuels, we would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Saber (to know) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.