Reconocéis

Reconocéis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb reconocer, used primarily in Spain to mean “you all recognize.” It appears when addressing a group informally and corresponds to the English you all recognize, or you all are recognizing.

Reconocer is an irregular verb in the present tense. The yo form is reconozco, and the tú form is reconoces; the él/ella/usted form is reconoce, and the nosotros form is reconocemos. The vosotros form, recognéis when written as reconocéis, keeps the stem recogn- but adds the ending -áis, with the stress on the syllable marked by the accent: reconocéis. The ellos/ellas/ustedes form is reconocen. The present subjunctive forms are recognozcáis, with the stem changed to reconoc- in that mood: que reconozcáis, etc.

Regional usage is a notable feature. In Spain, voso­tros forms like reconocéis are standard in informal plural address. In most of Latin America, the vosotros form is rarely used; ustedes are used instead, yielding ustedes reconocen in the present indicative. The verb continues to share the same irregular yo form and related stems across dialects.

Etymology and related forms: reconocer comes from re- plus conocer, with the sense of “to know again” or “to recognize.” Related nouns include reconocimiento (recognition) and recognition in broader senses. Other common forms include reconozco (yo), reconoces (tú), reconoce (él/ella), reconocemos (nosotros), reconocen (ellos/ellas), and the present subjunctive incluso reconocerán as formas in other moods or tenses.