salgo

Salgo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb salir, meaning "I leave" or "I go out." The verb salir has a broad range of senses, including departing from a place, exiting a space, or beginning an activity. It is commonly used in everyday speech to indicate that the speaker is leaving, such as "Yo salgo de casa" (I leave the house) or "Salgo a caminar" (I go out for a walk). In addition to literal departure, salir is used in expressions that describe going out with someone or turning out in certain contexts, for example "salgo con mis amigos" (I go out with my friends).

Etymology and related forms: salir derives from Latin salire, meaning to leap or spring forth. The verb is highly irregular across tenses, with a characteristic stem change in some forms and a separate irregular stem in others. For example, present tense forms include yo salgo, tú sales, él/ella sale, nosotros/as salimos, vosotros/as salís, ellos/as salen. The future and conditional use the stem saldr- (saldré, saldría). The non-present forms include el/ella salió (preterite), yo salí (preterite), and salido as the past participle. Subjunctive forms use a different stem, such as que yo salga.

Usage notes: Because salgo signals an action in the present, it is typically accompanied by prepositional phrases to specify origin, destination, or purpose (de la casa, a las ocho, a correr). As a common verb, it appears frequently in instructions, narratives, and dialogues, and it forms the basis for related expressions with different nuances of leaving, exiting, or starting an activity.