escapemos

Escapemos is a Spanish verb form derived from the verb escapar. It is the first-person plural form of the present subjunctive, and it is also used as the affirmative imperative for the nosotros subject, producing the meaning “let us escape.” Because it belongs to the present subjunctive, escapemos appears in clauses that express desire, doubt, necessity, or possibility, as in Es importante que escapemos (It is important that we escape) or Quiero que escapemos temprano (I want that we escape early).

As an affirmative nosotros command, escapemos functions as an inclusive exhortation or suggestion: Escapemos ahora antes de que entre la lluvia (Let us escape now before the rain starts). In everyday speech, this form is less common than other commands such as vamos or vámonos, but it appears in writing, formal speech, poetry, or when a speaker wishes to emphasize the collective act.

Pronunciation is es-ca-PE-mos, with the stress on the penultimate syllable due to Spanish stress rules and the word ending in a vowel. The form is specifically tied to the nosotros conjugation pattern of -ar verbs in the present subjunctive and its corresponding imperative use.

See also: escapar, present subjunctive conjugation, nosotros commands, and related verb forms in Spanish. Escapemos serves as a concise example of how a single word can function both as a grammatical mood form and as a physical or figurative exhortation to act collectively.