raspamos

Raspamos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb raspar, which means to scrape, rub down, or grate. As a finite form, raspamos can function in several tenses and moods, most notably as the present indicative (we scrape), the simple past preterite (we scraped), and the present subjunctive (that we scrape). Because the endings are identical in these contexts, the intended meaning is determined by tense, aspect, and sentence context.

Raspar belongs to the regular -ar verb conjugation. In the present indicative, the form is raspamos for nosotros. In the preterite, the same spelling appears for nosotros as well (raspamos). In the present subjunctive, the nosotros form is also raspemos, which means the same spelling can appear for several different grammatical purposes. This overlap is a common feature of Spanish verb conjugation and can require cues from surrounding text to resolve.

Examples illustrate the different uses:

- Present indicative: Nosotros raspamos la madera para quitar la pintura. (We scrape the wood to remove the paint.)

- Preterite: Ayer raspamos la pared y quedó suave. (Yesterday we scraped the wall and it became smooth.)

- Present subjunctive: Es posible que raspemos la superficie antes de aplicar el sellador. (It’s possible that we scrape the surface before applying the sealer.)

Raspamos also participates in compound tenses with haber, yielding forms such as hemos raspado (we have scraped). There is no separate meaning for raspamos outside its grammatical functions, and it is not typically used as a noun or proper name.