comimos
/komimos/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "we ate" is comimos.
If you say nos comimos, it often implies that the food was eaten completely or with enjoyment. For a more enthusiastic or informal way to say "we ate" that conveys a great appetite, you can use Nos zampamos. If you want to say "we had a feast" informally, you can use Nos dimos un festín.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Chile, the phrase hemos morfado is commonly used to mean "we ate". In Spain, the expression hemos cenado la mar de bien can be translated as "we had a fantastic dinner".
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb comimos is conjugated from the infinitive comer. While comimos refers to a completed action in the past, comíamos is the imperfect form used for ongoing or habitual past actions.
How do you pronounce it?
/komimos/
Did you know?
- While comimos means 'we ate', the verb comer is also used in the phrase comerse la cabeza, which means to overthink something or obsess over it.
- The reflexive form nos comimos can be used to describe eating something non-edible, such as nos comimos los kilómetros, meaning we covered a great distance.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the word comida refers to the main meal of the day, which is often eaten in the afternoon rather than at night.
Examples in context
- Comimos sopa de papa.We ate potato soup.Tatoeba #4505696 by cueyayotl, translation #2580869 by Hybrid
- Nos comimos tu comida.We ate your food.This sentence shows how to use comimos with a reflexive pronoun.Tatoeba #3222488 by Shishir, translation #3154684 by CK
- Comimos ensalada de papas.We ate a potato salad.Tatoeba #2815729 by marcelostockle, translation #2580847 by Hybrid
- Hemos comido en el restauranteWe ate at the restaurant
- Hemos cenado en casa de nuestros amigosWe ate dinner at our friends' house
- Comimos juntos en el restauranteWe ate together at the restaurant
- Nos zampamos toda la pizzaWe gobbled up the entire pizza
- Ayer nos dimos un festín en el buffetYesterday we had a feast at the buffet
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Example conversation
Elena and Javier are talking about their lunch at a cafe.
- ElenaJavier, ¿qué comimos hoy?Javier, what did we eat today?
- JavierComimos un sándwich de jamón.We ate a ham sandwich.
- ElenaEstaba muy rico.It was very delicious.
- JavierSí, comimos muy bien.Yes, we ate very well.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
