Questions & Answers about Competimos en cada ronda.
Why is it competimos and not competemos?
Because competir is an -ir verb. In the nosotros form, present-tense -ir verbs end in -imos:
- yo compito
- tú compites
- él/ella compite
- nosotros competimos
So competimos is the correct we form.
Also, competir is a stem-changing verb (e → i) in many forms, but nosotros does not change in the present tense. That is why it is competimos, not compitimos.
Does competimos mean we compete or we competed?
It can mean either one, depending on context.
For some -ir verbs, the nosotros form is the same in the:
- present tense: we compete
- preterite: we competed
So competimos can mean:
- We compete in each round.
- We competed in each round.
Usually the surrounding context makes it clear:
- Normalmente competimos en cada ronda. = We usually compete in each round.
- Ayer competimos en cada ronda. = Yesterday we competed in each round.
Why isn’t nosotros included?
Because Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already shows who the subject is.
Competimos already tells you the subject is we. So:
- Competimos en cada ronda.
and - Nosotros competimos en cada ronda.
both work.
Adding nosotros usually adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity:
- Nosotros competimos en cada ronda, pero ellos no.
We compete in each round, but they do not.
Why is en used here?
Here en means something like in or during.
- en cada ronda = in each round
It shows the action happens within each round of the competition.
Using another preposition would change the meaning:
- en cada ronda = in each round
- por cada ronda = for each round
- a cada ronda = to each round
So en is the natural choice here.
Why is it cada ronda and not cadas rondas?
What exactly does ronda mean here?
Why doesn’t the stem change to compitimos?
Because stem-changing verbs in Spanish usually do not change in the nosotros form of the present tense.
With competir, the stem changes from e to i in many forms:
- yo compito
- tú compites
- él compite
- ellos compiten
But in nosotros, the stem stays the same:
- nosotros competimos
So competimos is correct, and compitimos is not the present-tense nosotros form.
Could I also say en todas las rondas instead of en cada ronda?
Is this sentence natural in Latin American Spanish?
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