agravasteis

Agravasteis is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person plural pretérito indefinido (simple past) of the verb oficiar "agravar," meaning to worsen or aggravate. The form corresponds to the subject pronoun vosotros or a formal equivalent in regions that use the vosotros form. In English, it translates as “you all aggravated” or “you all worsened.”

Usage and examples help illustrate its meaning. It is used transitively with a direct object, often referring to a situation, condition, or consequence that has become more serious. For example: “Ayer agravasteis la situación al insistir en la misma decisión,” meaning you all made the situation worse by persisting with the same decision. “La deuda se agravó cuando no se pagaron los intereses” uses a different tense, but demonstrates the same verb family. In hypothetical or narrative contexts, you might encounter phrases like “Si continuasteis, agravasteis las condiciones,” though the common form in many regions would rephrase with el pretérito perfecto o el condicional.

Regional note: in Latin American Spanish, the corresponding second-person plural form is “ustedes agravaron,” since the vosoros form is not used there. This reflects a broader regional variation in verb conjugations for second person plural.

Etymology and related forms: agravasteis comes from the verb agravar, which originates from Latin gravāre “to make heavy,” itself linked to gravis “heavy.” Related verbs include agravar (infinitive) and its conjugations in other tenses, such as agravé (I aggravated) and agravaste (you aggravated, singular). The term is mainly used in formal or written Spanish contexts and in everyday speech in Spain when using the vosotros form.