aplaudíais

Applaudíais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb aplaudir (to applaud). It is used with the pronoun vosotros and denotes an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past. In many Latin American varieties, where the second-person plural form vosotros is less common, the corresponding meaning is conveyed with ustedes aplaudían.

Conjugation notes: The imperfect of aplaudir is regular for -ir verbs. The forms are: yo aplaudía, tú aplaudías, él aplaudía, nosotros aplaudíamos, vosotros aplaudíais, ellos aplaudían. The aplaudíais form includes a written accent on the í, in accordance with Spanish stress rules.

Usage considerations: Aplaudíais typically appears in narratives or dialogues set in the past, describing a group’s repeated or continuous action. It is characteristic of Spain and regions that use the vosotros pronoun; in places where vosotros is not used, vosotros forms would be replaced by ustedes conjugations (e.g., aplaudían).

Etymology and relatives: The verb aplaudir comes from the Latin plaudere and has cognates in other Romance languages, such as Italian applaudire and Portuguese aplaudir. The imperfect tense in the vosotros form follows the standard pattern for -ir verbs in Spanish.