Dizemos

Dizemos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb dizer, meaning “to say” or “to tell.” It is used with the subject nós (we) to express a statement made by a group. Dizer is irregular, with a stem that changes across its conjugation, unlike regular -er verbs.

In the present indicative, the forms are: eu digo, tu dizes, ele diz, nós dizemos, vós dizeis, eles dizem. The spelling preserves the root diz- with the -emos ending for nós. Other tenses use different stems, such as dissemos (we said) or dizíamos (we used to say).

Etymology: dizer comes from Latin dicere, and the Portuguese form reflects an early evolutionary path from that root. The irregular patterns in dizer are a common feature of its conjugation across many tenses and moods.

Usage: Dizemos is used to report a group’s statement or to express something the speakers claim collectively. Examples include: "Nós dizemos que vamos começar amanhã" (We say that we will start tomorrow) and "O que dizemos não é necessariamente o que faremos" (What we say is not necessarily what we will do). It contrasts with dizer’s third-person forms—“diz” (he/she says) and “dizem” (they say). In formal writing, the form may be used for emphasis, while in everyday speech it often functions without the explicit subject pronoun.