Cenaríais

Cenaríais is the second person plural (vosotros) form of the conditional mood of the Spanish verb cenar, meaning “you would dine” or “you would have dinner.” The conditional expresses hypothetical actions, potential events, or polite actions. Cenaríais follows the regular -ar verb endings for the conditional: yo cenaría, tú cenarías, él cenaría, nosotros cenaríamos, vosotros cenaríais, ellos cenarían. The accent on the í marks the stressed syllable.

Usage notes: The form is typically used in hypothetical or contingent statements involving multiple people addressed as vosotros. It is common in Spain, where the vosotros form is standard, and may appear in polite offers or invitations, such as “¿Cenaríais conmigo esta noche?” It can also appear in conditional clauses describing what would happen under certain conditions: “Si teníais hambre, cenaríais ahora.” In Latin American Spanish, where vosotros is less common, speakers would generally use ustedes and the corresponding conditional form cenarían.

Distinctions: Cenáríais is a specific and regular conditional form, not to be confused with the imperfect subjunctive form cenarais (or cenaseis), which is a different mood and would be used in distinct grammatical constructions. The distinction between vosotros forms and ustedes forms is a regional consideration that affects how cenaríais is used in practice.

Etymology and grammar: Cenár- is the infinitive cenar, and -íais is the regular second-person plural ending for the conditional mood in -ar verbs. The form is a standard example of Spanish conditional conjugation.