cometemos

Cometemos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb cometer, meaning "we commit" or "we undertake." It is used when the subject performs an action, often pointing to an action that is deliberate or consequential, and can refer to both neutral and negative actions depending on the context (for example, committing a mistake or committing a crime).

The verb cometer comes from the Latin committere, which means “to bring together, to entrust, to commit.” In Spanish it belongs to the regular -er verb group, and its present tense forms are: yo cometo, tú cometes, él comete, nosotros cometemos, vosotros cometéis, ellos cometen. Beyond the present, related tenses exist (cometí, cometías, cometería, etc.), enabling statements about past or future actions.

Common usages include collocations such as cometer errores, cometer un delito, cometer un crimen, or cometer una falta. Examples: “Nosotros cometemos un error al no verificar los datos,” meaning we make a mistake by not checking the data; “No debemos cometer delitos para obtener un beneficio.”

In cross-linguistic terms, the form cometemos also appears in Portuguese as nós cometemos, with the same fundamental meaning, reflecting the shared Latin roots of the two languages. The word thus functions as a versatile verb form used to express collective actions, especially those that involve responsibility or wrongdoing.