Acarretáis

Acarretáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb acarretar. The verb means to entail, to involve or bring about as a consequence, often referring to costs, risks, obligations, or complications. It is transitive and typically takes a direct object such as gastos, riesgos, responsabilidades, or problemas. The form acarretáis is used in Spain with the vosotros pronoun, and reflects informal plural address.

Usage notes include regional variation: in most Latin American varieties where the vosotros form is not used, the corresponding present tense for ustedes is acarretan. Thus, you would hear or read either “acarreta” in singular/plural forms with ustedes in some contexts or the vosotros form “acarretáis” in Spain.

Etymology and sense development: acarretar comes from the noun carreta (cart) with a prefixed a-, historically linking the act of loading onto or bearing a cart with the idea of causing or bringing about consequences. In contemporary usage, it primarily conveys the notion of resulting consequences rather than physical transport.

Examples:

- Con estas medidas, vosotros acarretáis costes adicionales que no habían sido previstos.

- Si no se toman precauciones, vosotros acarretáis riesgos legales para la empresa.

See also: acarretar (infinitive), conjugation patterns of Spanish verbs, vosotros forms in Spain.