distrajimos

Distrajimos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb distraer in the pretérito indefinido (preterite). It denotes a completed action in the past in which the subject’s action caused attention or focus to be drawn away, or attention to be diverted from something.

Grammatically, distraer is a transitive verb. In the form distraimos, the stem is distraj- with the standard -imos ending for nosotros in the preterite. The verb is irregular in its stem in the preterite: yo distraí, tú distrajiste, él distrajo, ellos distrajeron. The meaning is typically “we distracted” or “we diverted (attention, resources, etc.).”

Usage and nuance: Distrajimos is used to describe past actions that redirected attention, interest, or effort. It commonly appears with a direct object such as la atención, los esfuerzos, or la conversación. It often appears in narrative or descriptive past contexts, including reports of events or anecdotes.

Examples:

- Ayer distrajimos la atención del público con un truco visual.

- En la reunión distrajimos la conversación hacia temas secundarios, desviando la atención del asunto principal.

Etymology: Distraer derives from Latin distrahere, meaning to draw away or drag apart, passing through Old Spanish and other Romance languages to the modern distraer. See also distraer and distracción for related forms and nouns.