agravéis

Agraváis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb agravar. It means you all aggravate, worsen, or increase the seriousness of something, such as a situation, a fault, or a penalty in a legal context. The form is characteristic of the voseo/ustedes distinction in Spain, where vosotros agráváis is used; in most of Latin America the corresponding second-person plural form is agravan (for ustedes).

Grammatical note: agravar is a regular -ar verb. Its present indicative forms are: yo agravo, tú agravas, él agrava, nosotros agravamos, vosotros agraváis, ellos agravan. Other tenses follow standard -ar conjugation patterns, for example: preterite yo agravé, tú agravaste, él agravó, nosotros agravamos, vosotros agravasteis, ellos agravaron; imperfecto yo agravaba, etc.

Usage and nuance: agravar commonly appears in contexts of increasing severity or culpability. Examples include “La falla de seguridad agrava el riesgo” and “Si no cooperas, agraváis la situación.” It can also be used in legal language to describe actions that aggravate a crime or circumstance, leading to a harsher penalty.

Etymology: agravar derives from the Latin gravāre, related to gravis, meaning heavy or serious, with the productive Spanish prefix ad- or a- that contributes the sense of making something heavier or more burdensome.

See also: agravar penalties, exacerbar (synonyms in some contexts), agravio (offense or affront), conjugation patterns of regular -ar verbs.