carrego

Carrego is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb carregar, which means to carry, load, or bear. It is used to express current action or state, as in I carry or I load.

Etymology and senses: The verb carregar derives from Latin carricare, formed from carrus meaning cart or wagon and a suffix indicating action. Over time, its meanings extended from physically lifting or transporting objects to carrying burdens, responsibilities, or loads in a broader, figurative sense.

Usage and examples: Carrego is employed in everyday speech for both physical and figurative carrying. Examples include eu carrego uma mochila (I carry a backpack) and eu carrego mercadorias (I load goods). The form also appears in phrases such as carregar comigo (to carry with me) and carregar uma arma (to carry a weapon). Figurative uses include carregar responsabilidades (to bear responsibilities) or carregar o peso das consequências (to bear the weight of the consequences).

Conjugation and related forms: Carregar is a regular -ar verb, so its present indicative forms are: eu carrego, tu carregas, ele carrega, nós carregamos, vós carregais, eles carregam. Beyond the present, the verb forms follow standard -ar conjugation patterns across tenses. The base form, carregar, is used to describe the action in infinitive or as a general concept, while carrego specifically marks the first-person present tense.