Assistamos

Assistamos is a conjugated form of the Portuguese verb assistir. It is the first-person plural form of the present subjunctive mood (nós assistamos). The verb assistir has two main semantic strands: to watch or to attend to in the sense of being present at an event or performing a task, and to assist or help someone. In the sense of watching or attending, assistir is commonly used with the preposition a or ao: assistir a um filme, assistir ao espetáculo. In the sense of helping, it can mean to attend to someone or to provide assistance.

Usage notes

Assistimos appears in subordinate clauses that require the present subjunctive, such as after verbs or expressions of wish, doubt, necessity, or recommendation: “É importante que nós assistamos ao filme” or “Espero que assistamos à reunião.” In contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, a more frequent way to express a casual or collective exhortation like “let us watch” is “vamos assistir,” though assistamos can be found in formal, literary, or juridical writing. In European Portuguese, assistamos may occur more readily in formal contexts as the present-subjunctive form for nós.

Forms and related terms

The present indicative forms of assistir include assisto, assistes, assiste, assistimos, assistis, assistem. Related words include assistência (assistance), assistente (assistant), and assistir as a lexical pair with meanings spanning watching, attending, and helping.

Examples

- É importante que nós assistamos ao filme. (It is important that we watch the film.)

- Vamos assistir ao espetáculo amanhã. (Let us watch the performance tomorrow.)

- Ela vai assistir os pacientes durante a manhã. (She will attend to the patients in the morning.)