reímos

Reímos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb reír, used in the present indicative to express “we laugh.” The same spelling also appears as the first-person plural form in the preterite (simple past) of reír, meaning “we laughed.” Context generally clarifies which tense is intended.

Etymology and morphology: Reír derives from Latin ridēre and has cognates in other Romance languages. In Spanish, the present tense forms show a vowel change and carry the acute accent on the stressed syllable: río, ríes, ríe, reímos, reís, ríen. The form reímos thus reflects the irregular pattern of reír and is written with an accent on the í to indicate the correct pronunciation.

Pronunciation: Reímos is pronounced approximately as re-í-mos, with the main stress on the syllable containing the í. The phonetic representation is typically written as [reˈi.mos].

Usage and examples: Reímos denotes that the group laughs. It is commonly used with an explicit subject nosotros/as or with the verb implicit from context. Examples include: “Hoy reímos mucho durante la película,” or “Ayer reímos con la broma del jefe.” The verb can be used with prepositional phrases to specify what is being laughed at or with, such as “reímos de la situación” or “reímos con ese chiste.”

Notes: Reír is an irregular verb, and reímos illustrates the characteristic stem changes and accent patterns found in its present and preterite forms. It is widely used across Spanish-speaking regiones and appears in everyday speech, media, and literature. See also: reír, la risa.