Duréis

Duréis is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person plural form of the verb durar in the present subjunctive, corresponding to the vosotros subject. This form is used in subordinate clauses that require the present subjunctive mood, a usage common in Spain and other regions that maintain the vosotros paradigm. In much of Latin American Spanish, the equivalent subjunctive form for ustedes is duren, and duréis is less common.

Conjugation of durar in the present subjunctive (all persons): yo dure, tú dures, él/ella/usted dure, nosotros duremos, vosotros duréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes duren. The form duréis specifically marks the subjunctive mood for the vosotros subject, in contrast with the present indicative vosotros form duráis.

Usage notes: The present subjunctive is used in subordinate clauses after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, and after certain conjunctions such as que, para que, ojalá, and aunque in some contexts. Duréis appears in sentences like: Espero que duréis más tiempo en este proyecto. The pronunciation carries an accent on the e in duréis to indicate the stress pattern of this subjunctive form.

Etymology: derived from the Latin durare, via the Spanish verb durar, retaining the subjunctive endings in the second-person plural.

See also: Spanish verb conjugation, vosotros forms, present subjunctive.