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nós fôssemos

we were, we went, were

f o s ɨ m u ʃ → ir
fôsse Imperfect subjunctive + mos 1st-person plural (we)
verb · first plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #22,953
we were, we went Imperfect subjunctive of "ir" (used after expressions like "se", "como se", "caso").
PO: Se fôssemos ao parque, levaríamos um piquenique.
EN: If we went to the park, we would bring a picnic.
Conjugation of ir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First fosse fôssemos
Third fosse fossem

Não seria melhor se fôssemos a um cinema em vez de ao teatro?

Wouldn't it be better if we went to a movie theater instead of the theater?

O professor sugeriu que fôssemos à biblioteca estudar.

The professor suggested we go to the library to study.

Ele exigiu que fôssemos embora imediatamente.

He demanded that we leave immediately.

Gostaria que nós fôssemos?

Would you like us to go?

— O Conformista (1971)

Propôs que fôssemos nadar.

He suggested we go swimming.

Sugeri que fôssemos pescar.

I suggested we go fishing.

Ele propôs que fôssemos nadar.

He suggested we go swimming.

Ele me sugeriu que nós fôssemos à praia.

He suggested that we go to the beach.

E se fôssemos hoje, Danil?

What if we went today, Danil?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Tom gostaria que fôssemos.

Tom would like us to go.

Não, mas gostaria que fôssemos.

No, but I wish we would go.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Se nós fôssemos ao cinema, veríamos o filme novo.

If we went to the cinema, we would see the new film.

E se nós nunca fôssemos além dos limites do conhecido?

What if we never went beyond the limits of the known?

— O Espírito da Colméia (1973)

verb · first plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #34,256
were imperfect subjunctive of "ser"; used for hypotheticals and wishes (often after "se").
PO: Se nós fôssemos ricos, viajaríamos mais.
EN: If we were rich, we would travel more.
Conjugation of ser
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First fosse fôssemos
Second fosses —
Third fosse fossem

Todos queríamos que fôssemos nós.

We all wanted it to be us.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Seria bom que fôssemos amigas.

It would be nice if we could be friends.

— देवदास (2002)

O papai sempre quis que fôssemos mais.

Dad always wanted us to be more.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)

Só conseguiríamos com poderes mágicos, se fôssemos magos, deuses.

We could only achieve that with magical powers, if we were magicians, gods.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

Eu pensei que fôssemos amigos.

I thought we were friends.

Achei que fôssemos amigos.

I thought we were friends.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)