Atribuisteis

Atribuisteis is the second-person plural form of the verb atribuir in the pretérito indefinido (pretérito simple). It is used to indicate that you all attributed or assigned something in the past. The meaning of atribuir is to attribute, assign, or impute a property, action, or consequence to someone or something.

Origins and conjugation notes: atribuir comes from Latin attribuere, combining ad- “to” with tribuere “to assign.” In Spanish, verbs ending in -uir in the pretérito indefinido form according to the vosotros paradigm yield the form atribuisteis. The complete conjugation in this tense is: yo atribuí, tú atribuiste, él/ella atribuyó, nosotros atribuímos, vosotros atribuisteis, ellos atribuyeron. The third-person forms (atribuyó, atribuyeron) involve a y-phonetic change in the singular and plural, while the nosotros and vosotros forms maintain the regular endings for -ir verbs aside from the stem change.

Usage and regional variation: Atribuisteis is standard in Spain and other regions that use the vosostros form. In much of Latin America, where the pronoun ustedes is used instead of vosotros, the corresponding habit is ustedes atribuyeron (tercera persona del plural), rather than a distinct vosotros form.

Example: Atribuisteis la culpa a Juan sin revisar los hechos. En ese caso, el

verbo expresa que ustedes imputaron la responsabilidad a alguien en el pasado.

See also: atribuir, pretérito indefinido, conjugación de verbos -uir, vosotros (uso regional).