afectáis

Afectáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the verb afectar. It is used with the pronoun vosotros to address a group informally, a form common in Spain and in some other contexts where vosotros is part of the speech style. The primary sense of afectar is to have an influence on or to produce an effect in something or someone. The verb can also carry a sense of feigning or pretending in certain contexts, though this secondary meaning is less frequent in everyday usage.

In usage, afectar expresses both tangible and abstract impact: morning meetings can afectar la productividad, decisions can afectar a un equipo, or a situation can afectar emocionalmente a alguien. The exact nuance depends on the context, as afectar covers physical, social, and emotional effects as well as more figurative influence. The form afectáis is therefore primarily a transitive verb form meaning “you all affect.”

Regional variation is notable. In Latin American Spanish, where the pronoun vosotros is generally not used, the corresponding present indicative form with ustedes is afectan (you all affect). Afectáis appears predominantly in Spain and in environments that preserve the vosotros form.

Etymology: afectar comes from the Latin affectāre, from afficere “to affect, to influence.” Its related noun afecto means affection or liking, but this is a separate lexical item from the verb form afectáis.

Related forms include afecta (él/ella/Ud. affects) and afectan (ellos/ellas/Uds. affect). Afectáis should not be confused with the noun afecto; they share a common root but belong to different lexical categories.