Negáis

Negáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb negar, meaning “you deny.” It is used with the subject vosotros, the informal plural “you” in Spain. In most other Spanish-speaking regions, the corresponding form for ustedes is niegan, and the vosotros form is not commonly used.

Etymology and morphology: Negáis comes from negar, an -ar verb. The ending -áis is the standard present-tense ending for vosotros forms. The verb as a whole is used to express denial of an action, a claim, or a fact, and it can govern infinitives or subordinate clauses after negation (for example, negáis haber visto al sospechoso).

Usage: Negáis appears in contexts where the speaker addresses a group of people as “you all” in Spain. It can accompany direct objects or be followed by a clause, as in negáis la acusación or negáis haber visto al implicado. Because regional variation favors ustedes in Latin America, the same idea is often conveyed with niegan rather than negáis in those dialects.

Pronunciation and emphasis: In standard pronunciation, negáis is pronounced roughly ne-GA-ís, with the stress on the syllable that contains the vowel í, reflecting its written accent. The initial g is a soft velar fricative when followed by i or e.

See also: Negar, Spanish verbs conjugation, Spanish grammar, negación.