Persistáis

Persistáis is a verb form in Spanish. It is the present subjunctive, second-person plural form of the verb persistir, used with the vosotros subject (the informal plural you in Spain). The form is built from the stem persist- plus the present-subjunctive ending -áis. The full present-subjunctive paradigm for persistir is: yo persista, tú persistas, él persista, nosotros persistamos, vosotros persistáis, ellos persistan.

Usage and function: Persistáis occurs in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, typically after verbs or expressions of desire, doubt, necessity, possibility, or emotion. Examples include: Espero que persistáis en vuestro plan; Es posible que persistáis si mantenéis la constancia; Quiero que persistáis hasta lograrlo. In regions that use vosotros, persistáis is common; in most of Latin America, where the standard second-person plural is ustedes, the corresponding form is persistan (present subjunctive for ustedes).

Etymology and related forms: Persistáis derives from persistir, itself from Latin persistere, meaning to stand firm or endure. Related forms include persistí, persistes, persiste, persistimos, persistís, persisten in the present indicative; and other moods such as the imperfect subjunctive persistierais or persisterais, depending on regional preference.

See also: persistir, subjuntivo presente, uso de vosotros, Spanish verb conjugation.