Puntuáis

Puntuáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb puntuar. Puntuar means to assign points, to score, or to rate something, typically in the context of competitions, tests, or evaluations, and can also refer to providing a score or grade to work or performances. In Spain, the vosotros form is standard, while in most of Latin America the corresponding form is ustedes puntúan.

Puntuar is a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object. Examples include puntuáis las respuestas, puntuáis la actuación o puntuáis el examen. The sense is evaluative: to determine a score, grade, or ranking for someone or something. Besides scoring, puntuar can be used in broader senses of assessing quality or merit in a given context.

Usage notes and regional variation: the vosort form vosotros is common in Spain and some other regions, whereas Latin American Spanish generally uses ustedes puntuán or ustedes puntúan as the everyday form. In written language, the form is used in informal and regional contexts where the vosotros form is accepted; in formal or standard Latin American writing, ustedes puntúan would be preferred.

See also: puntuar, puntuación, puntuador.