volvimos

Volvimos is the first-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb volver, meaning "we returned" or "we turned back." It is used to describe a completed action in the past and is part of the regular preterite conjugation pattern for -er verbs in many contexts, though volver has its own stem volví- forms in some other tenses.

Etymology and form: volver comes from Latin volvere, related to turning or rolling back. In the preterite tense, the stem for volver is volv-, and the nosotros form combines with the ending -imos to yield volvimos. The related forms include volví, volviste, volvió, volvisteis, volvieron, which together cover all persons in the simple past.

Usage: Volvimos appears in narrative and descriptive prose, journalism, conversation, and other media to indicate that a group returned to a place or situation after an absence or interval. Examples: "Volvimos a casa tarde" or "Volvimos al trabajo después de las vacaciones." It can also express a return to a previous state or habit in a figurative sense, as in "Volvimos a empezar desde cero." When the present relevance of the return is emphasized, Spanish normally uses the present perfect form "hemos vuelto" instead of the preterite.

Cultural notes: as a common verb form, volvimos appears in many Spanish-language works, and the word or its derived phrases may be used as a title or motif in songs and literature, signaling themes of return, revival, or resurgence.