Existís

Existís is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb existir, meaning “to exist.” It is used when addressing a group informally with the pronoun vosotros, a form common in Spain and in some regions that retain the tú/vosotros distinction. In most of Latin America, where the vos form is not standard, speakers use ustedes and the third-person plural present tense (existen).

Conjugation notes: existís belongs to the regular -ir verb pattern in the vosotros form. Full present indicative forms are: yo existo, tú existes, él/ella/Ud. existe, nosotros existimos, vosotros existís, ellos/ellas/Uds. existen. The corresponding present subjunctive is existáis; the affirmative imperative is existid and the negative imperative is no existáis. The simple past (preterite) forms are existí, exististe, existió, existimos, exististeis, existieron.

Etymology and related forms: existir derives from the Latin existere, with the same root that gives the English word exist in its sense of being. The Spanish infinitive existir and related forms share this origin, though pronunciation and spelling have evolved within Romance languages. The present tense form existís is a typical example of the vosotros paradigm, which contrasts with the ustedes forms used in many varieties of Spanish.

Usage considerations: existís signals direct address to a group and is not used when speaking to individuals or when using ustedes in dialects that replace vosotros. In formal or written contexts in Latin America, usted/ustedes agreements with existen are common, while existís would appear primarily in texts or speech from regions that preserve the vosotros paradigm.