How to Say "we counted" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “we counted” is “contamos” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
verbA1
past action of determining a total number
Examples
Contamos el dinero antes de salir.
We count (or we counted) the money before leaving.
Siempre contamos las sillas para los invitados.
We always count the chairs for the guests.
Two Times in One
For '-ar' verbs like this one, the 'we' form is exactly the same for things happening right now and things that already happened in the past.
The Stem-Change Trap
Mistake: “cuentamos”
Correction: contamos. Even though the 'o' changes to 'ue' in most forms (like 'yo cuento'), the 'we' form keeps the original 'o'.
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