Deneguemos

Deneguemos is the first-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb denegar, meaning to deny or refuse. It is used in clauses that require the subjunctive mood, often expressing doubt, possibility, necessity, or desire, and it can also appear in exhortative or formal contexts to mean “let us deny.”

Grammatically, denegar is an -ar verb, and its present-subjunctive forms are irregular in the stem: deneg- root changes to denieg-, and the nosotros form takes the ending -emos, yielding deneguemos. Other forms include deniegue, deniegues, deniegue, deneguéis, and denieguen. The spelling reflects the stem change and the subjunctive endings.

Common uses include sentences such as: Es posible que deneguemos la solicitud (It is possible that we deny the request); Es necesario que deneguemos la petición (It is necessary that we deny the petition). In more formal or literary registers, Deneguemos la petición can function as a solemn exhortation meaning “Let us deny the petition.”

Etymology traces denegar to Latin denegare, formed with de- plus negare, meaning to refuse or withhold. Deneguemos preserves the stem denieg- of the subjunctive and combines it with the nosotros ending -emos.

See also: denegar, negación, negarse, and Spanish verb conjugation resources.