Borráis

Borráis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb borrar, used with the pronoun vosotros. It translates to “you all erase” or “you all are erasing.” The form is characteristic of Peninsular Spanish and is less common outside Spain, where vosotras/vosotros forms are generally replaced by ustedes.

grammatical information: Borrar is a regular -ar verb. Its present indicative paradigm (with vosotros) is: yo borro, tú borras, él borra, nosotros borramos, vosotros borráis, ellos borran. The accent on the í in borráis marks the standard stress pattern for the vosotros form. In addition to the simple present, the present progressive can express ongoing action as in “vosotros estáis borrando.”

usage and regional variation: Borráis is predominantly used in Spain. In most of Latin America, the corresponding second-person plural form is ustedes borran, and the verb is conjugated accordingly. In informal contexts within some regions, speakers may avoid vosotros entirely and use ustedes for both direct address and present tense conjugation.

examples: Examples include “Borráis la pizarra al final de la clase” and “¿Borráis esos apuntes, o los guardáis?” A more common Latin American rendering in the same situations would be “Ustedes borran la pizarra” or simply “Borran la pizarra.”

see also: borrar, vosotros, Spanish verb conjugation, Spanish grammar.