protegemos

Protegemos is a conjugated form of the verb proteger in both Spanish and Portuguese. In both languages it is the first-person plural present indicative form, meaning "we protect." The form signals actions performed by the speaker together with others.

In a linguistic sense, protegemos belongs to the Romance language verb family and arises from the Latin protegere. It appears in standard present tense conjugation patterns for the most common -er verbs in both languages: in Spanish, the corresponding forms include protejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen; in Portuguese, the forms include protejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegeis, protegem. The identical spelling for the first-person plural in both languages reflects their shared Latin heritage and similar verb classes.

Usage notes: In Spanish, protegemos is used to describe protective actions carried out by the speaker and at least one other person, as in Protegemos a los niños de la lluvia. In Portuguese, protegemos serves the same communicative function, for example Nós protegemos as crianças da chuva. The phrase functions with direct objects to indicate protection or defense, and can be extended with indirect or prepositional phrases to specify what is being protected and from what.

See also: proteger, proteção, proteção. These related terms cover the verb itself in its infinitive form and noun forms related to the concept of protection in each language.