aterrizas

Aterrizas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb aterrizar. It means “you land” and is used when addressing someone informal with the pronoun tú. The infinitive aterrizar describes the action of bringing an aircraft to the ground or settling onto a surface.

In usage, aterrizas appears in contexts related to aviation, travel, and metaphorical expressions about arriving at a place or situation. Examples include: “Tú aterrizas en el aeropuerto a las ocho” or “Cuando aterrizas, llámame.” In everyday speech, it is common to hear the related forms such as aterrizo, aterrizas, aterriza, and the other persons in the present tense.

Grammatical notes: Aterrizar is a regular -izar verb. Present tense conjugation for the main forms is: yo aterrizo, tú aterrizas, él/ella aterriza, nosotros aterrizamos, vosotros aterrizáis, ellos aterrizan. The form aterrizas specifically requires the subject tú and is used in informal address. The corresponding commands are “aterriza” (informal tú command) and “no aterrices” for a negative instruction.

Related terms include aterrizaje (the act of landing) and aterrizar as the base verb. The term is not typically used as a noun or proper name, but it appears frequently in aviation reports, travel guides, and literary contexts when describing the act of landing or the moment of arriving. See also aterriza transport or aterrizaje for extended discussion of the landing process.