Dispongamos

Dispongamos is a form of the Spanish verb disponer, used as the first-person plural present subjunctive. It translates roughly as “let us dispose of” or “let us have at our disposal,” depending on the context. The base verb disponer comes from Latin disponere (dis- “apart, in different directions” + ponere “to place”), and it carries senses of arranging, organizing, or having available resources.

Grammatical role and usage: Dispongamos appears in subordinate clauses requiring the present subjunctive, often after expressions of wish, doubt, necessity, or recommendation. It is not the indicative nosotros form, which is disponemos. In exhortative or formal contexts, dispongamos can convey a proposal or collective action, similar to “let us…” in English. It is commonly used with the preposition de when the sense is “to have at one's disposal,” as in dispongamos de recursos, tiempo, o información.

Common constructions:

- Es deseable que dispongamos de más tiempo.

- Ojalá que dispongamos de los recursos necesarios.

- Propongamos que dispongamos de un plan claro.

Related forms: Other present-subjunctive forms of disponer include disponga, dispongas, disponga, dispongamos, dispongáis, dispongan. The imperfect subjunctive forms include dispusiera, dispusieras, dispusiera, dispusiéramos, dispusierais, dispusieran. The related noundisposición (disposition, arrangement, availability) and the adjective disponible (available) are common derivatives.

Notes: In everyday speech, speakers often use otras expresiones como tengamos or vamos a disponer, depending on nuance and region. Dispongamos remains most at home in formal writing or structured speech.