aconsejéis

Aconsejáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb aconsejar, meaning to advise or to counsel. It is used when addressing a group of people in Spain (vosotros). In many Spanish-speaking regions outside Spain, the corresponding form is ustedes aconsejan. The form concurso is regular for an -ar verb, with the vosotros ending -áis.

Conjugation and usage notes: In the present indicative, the full paradigm is yo aconsejo, tú aconsejas, él/ella/usted aconseja, nosotros aconsejamos, vosotros aconsejáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aconsejan. The present subjunctive for vosotros is aconsejéis, which is used after conjunctions like que in subordinate clauses, e.g., me aconsejáis que tome esa decisión. Aconsejáis therefore expresses direct advice given by the group to another person or to a group including the speaker.

Pronunciation and orthography: Aconsejáis is spelled with an acute accent on the a ináis (ápice: á) to mark the stress on the last syllable in this verb form. It is pronounced approximately as a-kon-se-HÁ-ys, with the j representing a velar fricative similar to an English h.

Etymology and cognates: The verb derives from con-sejar, with a prefix a- forming a variant meaning to give counsel or advice. Cognates appear in other Ibero-Romance languages, such as Portuguese aconselhar and Galician consellar, reflecting shared Latin roots related to advice and guidance.

See also: Aconsejar. Use of vosotros forms is regional; in Latin America, ustedes form is standard for addressing groups.