compongamos

Compongamos is the first-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb componer. It is used in subordinate clauses after verbs or expressions that convey wish, doubt, possibility, necessity, or emotion, as in espero que compongamos una canción o dudo que compongamos la pieza a tiempo. It can also appear in the no-subordinate sense as a formal exhortation, functioning like a nosotros imperativo in certain registers: compongamos un plan, compongamos la melodía.

Etymology and meanings: componer comes from Latin componere, formed by com- (together) and ponere (to place). In modern Spanish, componer has multiple senses, including to compose (music, text), to assemble or put together, and to repair. The form compongamos belongs specifically to the subjunctive mood, not to the indicative, where the corresponding nosotros form is componemos.

Usage notes: compongamos is common in written Spanish, legal or formal writing, and in lyric or literary contexts where the subjunctive mood is appropriate. In everyday speech, speakers often opt for the construction vamos a componer or vamos a componer, or the simple present indicative compondemos, to express a similar idea. The subjunctive form highlights commitment to a hypothetical or desired action rather than a stated fact.

Examples:

- Espero que compongamos la canción antes del ensayo.

- Si trabajamos juntos, compongamos un plan sólido.

- Compongamos una melodía que capture la emoción de la escena.