Why is the nosotros command for "ir" "vamos"?
The nosotros subjunctive is used for the nosotros command but for "ir" is it just an irregular one?
2 Answers
It's not the subjunctive. Check it.
I would say that:
Comamos, Trabajemos etc is the Imperative. But the RAE does not list that???!!!!
http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/91
Yes, it is an exception:
This is only the first part of the link:
The nosotros command is used when the speaker suggests an action to be performed by a group of people he or she belongs to. There are two ways to form nosotros commands in Spanish: the subjunctive form and the ir + a + infinitive form.
•Trabajemos juntos. (Let’s work together.) •Comamos aquí. (Let’s eat here.) •Vamos a ir a la playa. (Let’s go to the beach.) •¡Vamos a divertirnos! (Let’s have some fun!)
The Subjunctive Nosotros Command Form
The subjunctive form for the “nosotros command” is most commonly used form in informal speech among friends. To form the subjunctive nosotros command, simply state the verb in the nosotros form of the present subjunctive.
•Tomemos un taxi. (Let's take a taxi.) •Comamos aquí. (Let's eat here.) •Leamos los periódicos. (Let’s read the newspapers.)
Exceptions
You will use the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive for the verb ir in the affirmative.
•Vamos al restaurante. (Let’s go to the restaurant.) •Vamos a nadar. (Let’s go swim.) •Vámonos de aquí. (Let’s get out of here.) •Vámonos de la casa en cinco minutos. (Let’s leave the house in five minutes.)
