Guardamos las maletas viejas en el desván.

We keep the old suitcases in the attic.

Breakdown of Guardamos las maletas viejas en el desván.

• en: in
• nosotros: we
• viejo: old
• la maleta: the suitcase

Questions & Answers about Guardamos las maletas viejas en el desván.

Why is there no subject pronoun, like nosotros?

Because Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb already shows who is doing the action.

• guardamos = we store / we keep / we put away
• So nosotros is not necessary.

You could say Nosotros guardamos las maletas viejas en el desván, but it sounds less neutral unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

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What form is guardamos?

Guardamos is the 1st person plural form of guardar.

Here it can be:

• present indicative: we store / we keep / we put away
• preterite: we stored / we put away

This form is one of those Spanish verb forms that is spelled the same in the present and the preterite for -ar verbs.

So the meaning depends on context.

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What exactly does guardar mean here?