desejemos

Desejemos is the first-person plural form of the present subjunctive mood of the Portuguese verb desejar, meaning to desire. It is used in subordinate clauses to express wishes, hopes, or hypothetical situations, often after the conjunction que, or in exhortative statements that address a collective including the speaker.

Grammatically, desejemos corresponds to the nós person in the present subjunctive: de-se-je-mos. In usage, it appears in clauses such as “É importante que desejemos o bem comum” or “Que desejemos sucesso para a equipe.” It can also appear in exhortative or mottos-like phrases, for example “Desejemos um futuro melhor.”

Phonology and orthography follow standard Portuguese pronunciation, with the j sound (similar to the English zh). A typical pronunciation guide would render desejemos as de-ze-JE-mos.

Etymology: desejar comes from the Latin desiderare, meaning to desire, with the Portuguese form developed through the normal evolution of the verb in the Romance language family. The present subjunctive forms, including desejemos, reflect this verb’s regular -ar conjugation patterns in the subjunctive mood.

See also: desejar, desejo, subjuntivo (Portuguese).