captes

Captes is a grammatical form in Spanish. It is the second-person singular present subjunctive of the verb captar, meaning to capture, grasp, or understand. In this mood, captes is used in subordinate clauses to express wishes, doubts, possibilities, or non-factual statements, rather than direct statements of fact. For example: “Espero que captes la idea.” “Quiero que captes la diferencia.”

Formation and forms: The present subjunctive endings for -ar verbs like captar are -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Therefore, the present subjunctive forms of captar are: yo capte, tú captes, él/ella/Ud capte, nosotros captemos, vosotros captéis, ellos/ellas/Uds capten. Captes specifically is the tú form used when addressing someone informally.

Usage notes: Captes does not stand alone as a declarative sentence; it functions within phrases that require subjunctive mood. It can appear after verbs or expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or doubt. Distinguishing it from the present indicative form captas (you capture) is important, as they convey different meanings and levels of certainty.

See also: Spanish grammar, subjunctive mood, verb conjugation for captar.

In sum, captes is a standard grammatical form in Spanish, essential for constructing clauses that express non-factual or hypothetical content involving the second-person singular subject.