madrugamos

Madrugamos is a Spanish verb form derived from madrugar, meaning to get up early. It is the first-person plural form and can denote either the present indicative ("we wake up early") or the preterite ("we woke up early"), depending on context and time markers.

Etymology and sense: The verb madrugar comes from the noun madrugada, referring to the early hours after dawn. Thus madrugar conveys rising before or around sunrise.

Usage and examples: In the present tense: "Madrugamos para llegar a tiempo" (we wake up early to arrive on time). In the preterite: "Ayer madrugamos para ver el amanecer" (we woke up early yesterday to see the sunrise). The imperfect "madrugábamos" describes habitual past rising. The form is common across many Spanish-speaking regions.

See also: Madrugar; Madrugada.