Venís

Venís is a Spanish verb form used in the voseo system, representing the second-person singular present indicative of venir. It means “you come” and is typically used with the pronoun vos rather than tú in the dialects that employ voseo. The form is prevalent in Rioplatense Spanish and other sociolinguistic varieties in parts of Argentina and Uruguay, and it can appear in loan contexts or among communities influenced by those dialects.

Regional usage and social context

Voseo, including venís, is a characteristic feature of Argentine and Uruguayan speech, where vos serves as the familiar second-person pronoun instead of tú. In these varieties, the corresponding verb paradigm shifts to accommodate vos, and the rest of the verb forms may also reflect voseo patterns. In most other Spanish-speaking regions, people use the tú form vienes or the usted form viene, depending on formality. Ustedes vienen is used for the second-person plural in many Latin American countries.

Conjugation and comparison

Venís is specific to the vos form in the present tense. The standard tú form is vienes, while the usted/ustedes forms align with venga/vienen in formal address. In Spain, where the vosotros form is common, you would hear venís as the second-person plural present indicative for vosotros, but the use of venís with voseo is a distinct Rioplatense pattern.

Examples

¿De dónde venís? (Where do you come from? with vos)

Hoy venís temprano, ¿verdad? (You come early today)

Notes

The accent on í marks stress on the last syllable, a typical feature of many vos forms. Venís coexists with other voseo forms and varies by region and speaker.