Permanecemos en silencio.

We remain silent.

Breakdown of Permanecemos en silencio.

• en: in
• el silencio: the silence
• permanecer: to remain

Questions & Answers about Permanecemos en silencio.

What does permanecemos mean here, exactly?

Permanecemos is the 1st person plural form of permanecer, so it means we remain, we stay, or we continue.

In this sentence, Permanecemos en silencio, the idea is:

• We remain silent
• We stay in silence
• We keep quiet

It suggests continuing in that state, not just becoming silent for a moment.

What tense is permanecemos?

It is the present indicative.

So permanecemos = we remain / we stay.

Depending on context, the Spanish present can also sometimes translate naturally as:

• we are remaining
• we stay
• we keep staying

But the most direct translation is usually we remain.

Why does permanecemos end in -emos?