trepamos

Trepamos is the first‑person plural present‑indicative form of the Spanish verb trepar, which means “to climb,” “to scale,” or “to scramble.” In this conjugation, trepamos translates as “we climb” or “we are climbing,” and it is used when a speaker includes themselves in the group performing the upward movement. The verb trepar belongs to the group of regular –ar verbs, and its conjugation follows the standard pattern: yo trepo, tú trepas, él/ella/usted trepa, nosotros/nosotras trepamos, vosotros/vosotras trepáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes trepan.

In everyday Spanish, trepamos is employed in contexts ranging from literal climbing activities—such as ascending a mountain, scaling a wall, or climbing a tree—to more figurative uses, where it can denote overcoming obstacles or advancing in a project: “Trepamos la colina del éxito” (“We climb the hill of success”). The form may appear in informal conversation, literary descriptions, and instructional materials related to sports, mountaineering, or physical education.

From a grammatical perspective, trepamos functions as a finite verb, agreeing in person and number with the subject pronoun nosotros or nosotras, although the pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending –amos uniquely identifies the first‑person plural. When combined with auxiliary constructions, trepamos can form progressive tenses: “Estamos trepando” (“We are climbing”).

The verb trepar, and by extension its form trepamos, is part of a broader family of lexical items related to ascent and upward movement in Romance languages, sharing etymological roots with the Latin trepare. Its usage reflects both physical activity and metaphorical progress, illustrating the flexibility of Spanish verb morphology in expressing collective action.