Firméis

Firméis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb firmar, meaning “to sign.” It is used with the vosotros form, which is common in Spain and other regions that still use the vos form. The present subjunctive expresses doubt, possibility, necessity, desire, or emotion, and appears in subordinate clauses after verbs of wishing, hoping, demanding, or after certain conjunctions such as para que or aunque.

Form and orthography: firmar is a regular -ar verb, and the present subjunctive endings for -ar verbs are -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Therefore the vosotros form is firméis. The accent on the é helps indicate the stress on the last syllable, in line with Spanish spelling rules for this mood and person.

Regional usage: In most of Latin America, the corresponding form is firmen, used with ustedes instead of vosotros. Thus phrases like “Es posible que firmén” would be replaced by “Es posible que firmen” in Latin American Spanish, or simply “Ustedes firmen” in affirmative commands.

Examples: “Espero que vosotros firméis el contrato mañana.” “Es necesario que firméis los documentos antes de la fecha límite.” “Si queréis que todo esté en orden, firméis la petición cuanto antes.” These illustrate the typical subjunctive mood usage with the vosotros subject in Spain.