justifiquemos

Justifiquemos is a verb form in Spanish that can function as either the present subjunctive first-person plural of the verb justificar or as an affirmative nosotros command meaning “let us justify.” It appears in situations that require the subjunctive mood, such as expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or option, and it is also used to propose a collective action.

Morphology and usage notes: The present subjunctive forms of justificar are: yo justifique, tú justifiques, él justifique, nosotros justifiquemos, vosotros justifiquéis, ellos justifiquen. The nosotros form justifiquemos adds the ending -emos to the stem justifiqu-, with the spelling preserving the hard sound before e. The vosotros form is justifiquéis, with a stress mark following standard subjunctive orthography for -car verbs. In practical terms, justifiquemos often appears in clauses introduced by verbs or conjunctions that require the subjunctive, or as a friendly exhortation: “Justifiquemos nuestras decisiones ante la junta.”

Etymology: Justificar comes from Latin iustificare, from iustus ‘just’ plus facere ‘to make/do.’ The subjunctive form preserves the iustific- root in Spanish phonology, with the usual -ar verb endings adapted for subjunctive mood and nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

See also: The verb justificar and its related forms in the present subjunctive, including other persons and the imperative for nosotros. Justifiquemos is part of standard Spanish morphology and is common in formal, collaborative, or persuasive contexts where collective justification or action is discussed.