gritemos

Gritemos is the present subjunctive first-person plural form of the Spanish verb gritar. It is used to express a proposal, exhortation, or wish that includes the speaker and others, and is commonly translated as “let’s shout” or “shall we shout.” In grammar, gritemos belongs to the present subjunctive mood, which is used for suggestions, hypothetical scenarios, or clauses following verbs of desire, necessity, or doubt. The form corresponds to other -ar verbs like hablemos, cantemos, or bailemos.

Morphology and formation: gritar is a regular -ar verb, so the first-person plural present subjunctive ending is -emos, yielding gritemos. This is distinct from the indicative nosotros form gritamos (we shout). The negative imperative works as No gritemos, meaning “let us not shout.” In practice, gritemos is often used in formal, literary, or instructional contexts; in casual speech, speakers may prefer constructions like vamos a gritar (“let’s shout”) or, less commonly, gritemos in more stylized or emphatic contexts.

Usage notes: Gritemos can appear in main clauses as a direct exhortation or in subordinate clauses after verbs of desire or necessity, for example: Es importante que gritemos para llamar la atención. It is also used in collaborative or inclusive speech to emphasize participation by all speakers present.

Examples:

- Gritemos para que nos escuchen. (Let’s shout so they can hear us.)

- No gritemos tan alto; no queremos molestar. (Let’s not shout so loudly; we don’t want to bother anyone.)

See also: Spanish present subjunctive, imperative mood, inclusive commands.

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