rotamos

Rotamos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb rotar. It appears in two different tenses with the same spelling: the present indicative and the preterite (simple past). As a present-tense form, rotamos means “we rotate.” As a past-tense form, it means “we rotated.” Because Spanish often omits subject pronouns, rotamos can stand alone and still carry the meaning, with tense clarified by context or accompanying time markers.

Rotar means to turn, rotate, or revolve. The verb is used across a range of domains, including mechanics (rotating gears or wheels), scheduling (shift or duty rotations), agriculture (crop rotations), and general description of objects or processes that change position around an axis. The form rotamos therefore commonly appears in sentences that describe distributing tasks, rotating positions, or describing past rotation events.

Etymology traces rotar to Latin rotāre, from rota meaning “wheel.” The development of rotar in Spanish reflects broader Romance-language patterns for turning verbs derived from motion or circular movement.

Examples:

- Present: Nosotros rotamos las tareas entre los miembros del equipo cada semana. (We rotate the tasks among team members each week.)

- Preterite: Ayer rotamos las ruedas para la inspección. (Yesterday we rotated the wheels for inspection.)

See also: rotación, rotatorio, rotar.