Destruimos

Destruimos is a form of the Spanish verb destruir, meaning to destroy. It is the first-person plural form used in two different tenses: the present indicative (we destroy) and the pretérito indefinido or simple past (we destroyed). Because destruir is an irregular -uir verb, its other present forms change (yo destruyo, tú destruyes, él destruye, nosotros destruimos, vosotros destruís, ellos destruyen). In the preterite, the forms are destruí, destruíste, destruyó, destruimos, destruisteis, destruyeron, with the third-person plural ending changing to destruyeron.

One notable point is that destruir belongs to a class of -uir verbs that have a spelling change in several tenses and persons, but the first-person plural forms destruimos appear in both present and preterite, differing only by temporal context.

Destruimos is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object to complete meaning (for example, destruir algo). It can be used literally or figuratively: "Destruimos los obstáculos con una planificación cuidadosa" or "La evidencia fue destruida" (the latter in passive constructions or with different subject focus).

Etymology traces to Latin destruere, from de- and struere (to build), meaning to pull down or undo. The semantic field covers damage, demolition, and figurative notions of negation or invalidation.

See also: destruir, destruirse in reflexive contexts, and related concepts in the -uir verb group (destruir, destrucción, destructivo).