Colgamos

Colgamos is a form of the Spanish verb colgar. It serves two primary functions in standard usage: as the present indicative for the first-person plural, meaning “we hang” or “we hang up,” and as the simple past (preterite) indicative for the same subject, meaning “we hung” or “we hung up.” For example, “Colgamos un cuadro en la pared” (we hung a painting on the wall) and “Colgamos el teléfono” (we hung up the phone) are common sentences. The same form can also appear in other verb constructions with different meanings determined by context.

Beyond physical hanging, colgar has a modern sense related to sharing content online. In this sense, “colgamos” can mean “we post” or “we upload” content to a website or social network. For instance, “Colgamos las fotos en la red social” would translate as “We posted the photos on the social network.” This usage reflects a broader semantic shift in contemporary Spanish where the verb colgar covers both hanging objects and publishing digital content.

Morphology and usage notes: colgamos is the first-person plural form of colgar in the present tense as well as in the preterite tense. In the present tense, other persons use a stem change in forms such as yo cuelgo, tú cuelgas, él cuelga, while nosotros form remains colgamos. The tense distinction is determined by context, since the spelling is identical in present and preterite for this subject.

Etymology: colgar is a Spanish-origin verb belonging to the regular -ar class, with historical roots in earlier forms of Romance languages. The exact lineage traces through Latin and regional development, but contemporary usage centers on its physical and figurative senses described above.