comieseis

Comieseis is the second-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of the Spanish verb comer. It is used in subordinate clauses to express hypothetical, uncertain, or non-real actions, often in past-centered or counterfactual contexts.

Morphology: It is formed from the stem comer plus the imperfect subjunctive ending for the vosotros form. The resulting form is comieseis, used in corresponding clauses to indicate a non-real or conditional action.

Usage: Comieseis commonly appears in conditional and hypothetical statements, particularly in si clauses or in reported speech where the action presented is not asserted as real. It expresses wishes, possibilities, or unreal scenarios in the past or in present-counterfactual contexts.

Examples:

- Si comieseis menos azúcar, podríais perder peso. (If you ate less sugar, you could lose weight.)

- No creí que comieseis tan rápido. (I didn’t think you would eat so fast.)

Etymology: Comieseis derives from the Latin root comedere, meaning “to eat,” through the evolution of the Spanish verb comer, which means “to eat.”

See also: Spanish grammar, Subjunctive mood, Imperfect subjunctive.