compongas

Compongas is a form of the Spanish verb componer, meaning “to compose” or “to put together.” It is the second-person singular present subjunctive form (tú compongas) and is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood.

In the present subjunctive, the forms are built on the stem compong- and follow the standard subjunctive endings for -er verbs. The full present-subjunctive paradigm of componer is: yo componga, tú compongas, él/ella/usted componga, nosotros compongamos, vosotros compongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes compongan. Therefore, compongas specifically represents the tú form.

Usage of compongas occurs in contexts that express doubt, possibility, desire, necessity, emotion, or hypothetical situations, often after verbs or expressions that trigger the subjunctive, or after conjunctions such as para que, aunque, ojalá (in certain constructions). For example: “Espero que compongas la pieza antes de la presentación.” (I hope you compose/put together the piece before the presentation.) Another example: “Es posible que compongas una mejor versión.” (It’s possible that you compose a better version.)

Etymology and related forms: compong- derives from the Latin componere, meaning to put together or assemble. The verb componer is irregular in the present indicative (yo compongo), but the present subjunctive uses the regular compong- stem across its forms. Related forms include componga, compongas, componga, compongamos, compongáis, and compongan.

See also: componer, present subjunctive in Spanish.