descrevemos

Descrevemos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb descrever, meaning “we describe.” The infinitive descrever comes from the Latin describere, formed by de- plus scribere, historically signaling the act of writing down or laying out details. In contemporary use, descrevemos specifies that the describing action is being carried out by the speaker and others in the present.

Descrever is a regular -er verb, and its present indicative paradigm is: eu descrevo, tu descreves, ele descreve, nós descrevemos, vós descreveis, eles descrevem. The form descrecemos thus signals the subject “nós” in the present tense. The form is common in both Brazilian and European Portuguese, though pronoun usage can vary (for example, the explicit subject pronoun is often omitted in everyday speech).

Usage and nuance: Descrevemos is typically used in expository, academic, journalistic, and narrative writing to state that a description is being given in the present. It can introduce details about objects, processes, events, appearances, or features. For example: Nós descrevemos as etapas do procedimento no protocolo. Descrevemos também as características do produto na seção de especificações.

Related forms: The present subjunctive is descrevamos (que nós descrevamos), the imperfect subjunctive is descrevêssemos, and the imperative for inclusive or formal coordination can be expressed as descrevamos or via a command with outra construction. Related noun forms include descrição (description) and descrever as a verb.

See also: descrição, descrever, descrição técnica, linguagem descritiva.