laboramos

Laboramos is a Spanish verb form derived from the verb laborar, meaning to work or to labor. It functions as the first-person plural form in two different simple tenses: present indicative and preterite. In the present tense, it translates as “we work” or “we labor.” In the preterite, it means “we labored.” Because the form lacks an accent, its tense must be inferred from context and accompanying verb forms.

Etymology and meaning are straightforward: laborar comes from Latin laborare, with the same general sense of exerting effort or performing work. In modern Spanish, laborar is more formal or literary than the more common trabajar, and it appears in legal, historical, religious, and academic registers, as well as in certain regional or stylistic contexts.

Usage notes and context help differentiate senses. Laborar can convey a sense of diligent, sustained effort or professional activity, often in contrast to more everyday or casual notions of work. It is not as widely used in everyday speech as trabajar, but it remains common in formal writing, historical texts, and certain phrases such as labor of love (labor de amor) or social labor (labor social).

Examples:

- Present: Nosotros laboramos para mantener la empresa en buen estado.

- Preterite: Ayer laboramos ocho horas para completar el informe.

Related terms include trabajar (the everyday synonym) and labor (as a noun in English or in Latin/Spanish loan contexts).