Leemos el pasaje.

to read

Breakdown of Leemos el pasaje.

• el pasaje: the passage

Questions & Answers about Leemos el pasaje.

What does leemos mean grammatically?

Leemos is the first-person plural form of the verb leer (to read) in the present indicative.

So it means we read or we are reading, depending on context.

The full present tense of leer is:

• leo = I read
• lees = you read
• lee = he/she reads, you read
• leemos = we read
• leéis = you all read (Spain)
• leen = they read, you all read

Why doesn’t the sentence include nosotros?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

Here, -emos clearly shows that the subject is we, so nosotros is unnecessary.

• Leemos el pasaje. = We read the passage.
• Nosotros leemos el pasaje. = also correct, but more emphatic

You would include nosotros only if you want to stress we specifically, for example to contrast with someone else.

Could leemos mean something other than we read?