recogimos

Recogimos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb recoger in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates primarily as “we collected,” “we gathered,” or “we picked up,” depending on the context. The form is used to describe completed actions in the past.

In everyday usage, recoger means to pick up or gather items, but it also covers broader senses such as collecting data, compiling information, or retrieving something. Recogimos can pair with direct objects like la basura (the trash), las pruebas (the evidence), or el teléfono (the phone). It contrasts with imperfect forms like recogíamos, which express ongoing or habitual past actions, and with yo recogí or ustedes recogieron for other subjects.

Conjugation context: recogimos is the pretérito indefinido form for nosotros. The full simple past of recoger is: yo recogí, tú recogiste, él recogió, nosotros recogimos, vosotros recogisteis, ellos recogieron. The word is written without an accent in this form, and its pronunciation places the stress on the third syllable.

Etymology and related forms: recogimos derives from re- plus coger, with coger tracing back to Latin capere. The prefix re- conveys a sense of “again” or “back,” while coger means to seize or take, contributing to the sense of gathering or taking up materials. Related verbs include recoger (to collect), coger (to seize/take), and recolección (collection). See also predicative uses in narrative past tense.