incendiemos

Incendiemos is a verb form in Spanish. It represents the first-person plural present subjunctive of the verb incendiar, meaning “to set on fire.” The form is used to express wishes, suggestions, or hypothetical actions in subordinate clauses, rather than as a standalone statement. In everyday speech, the subjunctive is more commonly encountered in other tenses, while the indicative form incendiemos does not occur in that sense.

Etymology and family: incendiar derives from the Latin incendere, meaning to burn or set on fire. The present subjunctive form incendiemos is built from the verb’s stem with the subjunctive endings appropriate to the nosotros form. Related words include the noun incendio (fire or arson) and various agents or verbs derived from incendiar.

Usage notes: incendiemos appears in clauses that require the subjunctive, often following expressions such as es posible que, es deseable que, para que, ojalá que, or otros contextos that introduce doubt, desire, or necessity. While grammatically correct, this form is relatively rare in colloquial Spanish and may be replaced by other constructions in contemporary speech. In formal or literary writing, incendiemos can appear to convey collective action or exhortation in a more archaic or emphatic register.

See also: incendiar, incendio, subjunctive mood, Spanish verb conjugation.