Compres

Compres is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb comprar, meaning to buy. In contemporary Spanish, compres is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, typically after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or possibility, and when the subject is tú (you). For example: Espero que compres el regalo; No creo que compres ese libro.

Morphology and usage notes: Comprar is a regular -ar verb. The present subjunctive endings for this form are -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Therefore, the tú form in the present subjunctive is compres. This form is not used in the affirmative imperative; the corresponding imperative for tú is compra. In the indicative mood, the second-person singular is compras.

Etymology: Comprar derives from Latin comparare, meaning to obtain or procure, which over time came to signify the act of buying in the Romance languages. The present subjunctive compres reflects the modern Spanish verb conjugation pattern for regular -ar verbs in the tú form.

See also: Spanish subjunctive mood, comprar.