Vendé
Vendé is a grammatical form in Rioplatense Spanish used as the affirmative imperative of the verb vender (to sell) when addressing the informal second-person pronoun vos (voseo). The form means “sell” and is used in regions where voseo is common, notably Argentina, Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay and southern Brazil. It corresponds to the standard tú-command vende found in varieties that use tú instead of vos.
- Positive imperative for vos: vendé.
- Pronouns can be attached to the end: Vendélo (sell it), Vendéla mañana (sell it tomorrow).
- Negative imperative uses the present subjunctive for vos: no vendás (do not sell).
Regional and linguistic context
- Vendé is characteristic of the voseo paradigm, which also influences related conjugations (such as vendés in
- In most Spanish-speaking countries that do not use voseo, the corresponding command would be vende (tú)
- The accent on vendé marks stress on the final syllable, distinguishing it from other forms of
- Voicing and usage vary by country and speaker; in formal or standard teaching contexts, vos may
- Voseo