Recogéis

Recogéis is the second-person plural present tense form of the Spanish verb recoger, meaning “you all pick up,” “you all collect,” or “you all gather.” It is used when addressing multiple people informally in Spanish varieties that employ the vosotros form, primarily in Spain and in regions where vos is used. In Latin American Spanish, the corresponding form for ustedes is recogen and is used with the same meaning.

Grammatical notes: Recoger is an -er verb, and recogéis follows the standard vosotros ending for present indicative in this verb class. The full present indicative paradigm for recoger is: yo recojo, tú recoges, él recoge, nosotros recogemos, vosotros recogéis, ellos recogen. The yo form recojo is irregular in spelling, but recogéis itself is regular for the vosotros form.

Pronunciation and orthography: Recogéis is pronounced with the stress on the syllable corresponding to the written accent, typically rendered as re-co-GÉIS in phonetic terms. The accent on é is required by Spanish orthography for this endings pattern.

Usage notes: Because of regional variation in formality and address, recogéis is most commonly encountered in Spain and other communities that use vos. In many Latin American dialects, usted(es) forms replace vosotros; the equivalent present-tense form would be ustedes recogen.

Etymology: Recoger derives from Latin recogere, meaning to gather or collect, formed from re- (again) + colligere (to bind or gather).

See also: recoger; vos/vosotros; ustedes.