caigas

Caigas is the second person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb caer, which means to fall. It is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, often after verbs of wishing, hoping, doubting, fearing, or necessity, as well as after certain conjunctions such as para que or con tal de que. For example: Espero que no caigas; Me preocupa que caigas si no tienes cuidado.

In standard conjugation, caer is irregular in some forms, and its present subjunctive endings are integrated with a stem that appears as caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan. The form caigas specifically corresponds to the tú subject in the present subjunctive. It is not used as a noun or independent term; rather, it functions as a grammatical form within sentences.

Etymology traces caer to the Latin cadere, meaning to fall. The subjunctive form caigas reflects the verb’s historical development into modern Spanish, retaining the irregular root pattern that characterizes many forms of caer. Caigas is common in everyday Spanish, including written and spoken registers, and appears in both informal and formal contexts when the subjunctive mood is required.

See also: caer, subjunctive mood, Spanish verb conjugation.