transfiguramos

Transfiguramos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb transfigurar, meaning to change in form, appearance, or essence, often transforming something or someone into a different figure. It can also appear as the same verb form in a sentence using the reflexive form transfigurarse with the pronoun nos, as in nos transfiguramos, which translates to we transfigure ourselves. The same spelling transfiguramos can also function as the simple past tense (pretérito perfecto simple) of transfigurar, meaning we transfigured, depending on context.

Grammar and usage notes:

Transfiguramos agrees with a plural subject (nosotros/nosotras). The verb is transitive, so it commonly takes a direct object when referring to transforming something external (transfiguramos la estatua). In reflexive usage, the meaning shifts to self-transformation (nos transfiguramos). Because the form transfiguramos can correspond to multiple tenses, context and accompanying time indicators are necessary to determine the intended meaning.

Etymology:

The term comes from trans- (across, beyond) plus figura (form, shape), ultimately from Latin transfigurare, meaning to shape beyond or to transform. The noun transfiguración refers to the act or result of such transformation.

See also:

Transfiguración, transfiguración religiosa, metamorphosis in literature and art, related verbs transfigurar and transfigurarse.