carregamos

Carregamos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb carregar. It expresses that the speaker and others perform the action of carrying, loading, or charging. The exact sense depends on context: it can mean physically transporting objects, loading goods, or charging a device’s battery.

Etymology and scope: carregar comes from Latin carricare, meaning to load, and entered Portuguese through the Romance language lineage. The form carregamos adheres to the regular -ar verb paradigm used in both Brazilian and European Portuguese.

Usage and examples: as a physical action, it can appear in sentences like “Nós carregamos as caixas até o depósito.” As a metaphorical or technical action, it shows up in “Nós carregamos o caminhão pela manhã” or “Nós carregamos a bateria do celular.” In all cases, it remains a present-tense predicate about ongoing action by the speaker and others.

Conjugation notes: carregamos is the standard present indicative form for nós. The full present indicative of carregar is: eu carrego, tu carregas, ele carrega, nós carregamos, vós carregais, eles carregam. The vós form is uncommon in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese but remains found in some European Portuguese contexts.

Related forms: the past participle is carregado; the gerund is carregando; the noun related to the act of loading is carregamento, and a device used to load or charge is a carregador.

See also: carregar; carregamento; carregado.