sufrimos

Sufrimos is the first-person plural form of the Spanish verb sufrir, meaning to suffer, endure, or undergo. The form is used in both the present indicative and the preterite (simple past) for the nosotros subject, so context is essential to determine the temporal sense.

Grammatical notes: In the present indicative, sufrimos translates as “we suffer” or “we are suffering.” In the preterite, sufrimos translates as “we suffered.” The same spelling occurs for two different tenses, which can lead to ambiguity without additional temporal markers. The verb belongs to the regular -ir group; its full conjugation includes sufro, sufres, sufre, sufrimos, sufrís, sufren, with related forms such as suframos (subjunctive) and sufrí, sufriste, sufrió, sufrimos, sufristeis, sufrieron in the past tenses.

Usage: Sufrimos is used to describe physical pain, emotional distress, or hardship in general, and can also convey enduring conditions or experiences. Examples in context include: “Durante la crisis, sufrimos mucho” (During the crisis, we suffer a lot). “La semana pasada sufrimos un robo” (Last week we suffered a robbery). “No queremos sufrir más” (We do not want to suffer any more). The form can appear in narratives, reports, or everyday speech to convey ongoing or completed suffering, depending on the surrounding tense.

See also: Sufrir; Spanish verbs; Conjugation patterns for -ir verbs. Translations vary by tense and mood, with present meaning “we suffer” and past meaning “we suffered.”