empeoremos

Empeoremos is the first-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb empeorar, which means to become worse or to worsen. This form is used in subordinate clauses that express wishes, possibilities, doubts, conditions, or proposals involving the subject “nosotros.” The present subjunctive forms of empeorar are: empeore (yo), empeores (tú), empeore (él/ella), empeoremos (nosotros), empeoréis (vosotros), empeoren (ellos/ellas). Empeoremos therefore appears in contexts where the speaker refers to a collective action or outcome involving the group.

Etymology and meaning: empeorar is built from the adjective peor (worse) with the prefix em-, yielding the sense “to cause to be worse.” It is a regular member of the -ar verb conjugation, though its subjunctive forms reflect standard tense patterns rather than irregular stems.

Usage: The form empeoremos is used after verbs of volition, desire, doubt, or possibility, and in clauses introduced by certain conjunctions (for example, para que, sin que, si clauses in subjunctive contexts). It signals actions or states associated with “nosotros.” Examples: “Es necesario que empeoremos nuestras prácticas para evitar riesgos” (note that this uses subjunctive in a context of necessity). “Propongamos medidas para que no empeoremos la situación” demonstrates a positive, corrective aim in a proposal. In everyday speech, subjunctive forms including empeoremos may appear more often in formal writing or debates.

Related forms include empeore, empeores, empeoremos, empeoréis, empeoren, corresponding to the different persons and tenses of the subjunctive and indicative moods.