concouriez

Concouriez is a French verb form belonging to the verb concourir, which means to compete, contend, or take part in a contest, and can also mean to contribute toward a goal. The form specifically is the second-person plural form and, depending on context, can be understood as either the imperfect indicative or the present subjunctive.

Grammatically, concouriez has two common readings in that spelling. The imperfect indicative sense gives the translation you were competing or you used to compete: vous concouriez. The present subjunctive sense gives the translation that you compete or that you should compete: que vous concouriez. In practice, context determines which tense is intended, since the spelling is identical for these two forms.

The verb concourir itself derives from Latin concurrere, meaning to run together, to clash, or to contend. In modern French, it can also mean to contribute toward a broader objective, often with the construction concourir à or concourir pour, as in contributing to a project or competing for a prize.

Examples illustrate its use. "Vous concouriez contre plusieurs équipes" means you were competing against several teams. In formal or fictive contexts, one might encounter a subjunctive construction: "Il faut que vous concouriez au concours," meaning you must compete in the contest. The key practical point is that concouriez can carry either past or hypothetical/uncertain meaning, depending on the surrounding tense and mood.