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consigáis

Consigáis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the verb conseguir, meaning “to obtain” or “to achieve.” It is used in Spain and other dialects that employ the vosotros form, in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood.

Usage and function:

Consigáis appears in contexts that trigger the subjunctive, such as expressions of desire, doubt, necessity, or

Examples:

Quiero que vosotros consigáis la visa antes de viajar. Es probable que vosotros consigáis mejores resultados

Morphology:

The form is built from the present subjunctive stem consig-, plus the ending for vosotros, -áis, with

Regional notes:

In Spain, where the vosotros form is common, consigáis is standard. In most Latin American dialects, where

emotion,
and
after
conjunctions
that
require
the
subjunctive
(for
example
para
que,
antes
de
que,
sin
que,
a
menos
que).
It
corresponds
to
the
English
“you
all
may
obtain”
or
“that
you
all
obtain”
in
clauses
where
the
speaker
desires
or
contemplates
the
action.
si
estudiáis
más.
These
sentences
illustrate
the
typical
use
in
subordinate
clauses
introduced
by
verbs
of
desire
or
probability.
the
accent
that
marks
the
stressed
syllable.
This
reflects
the
regular
vosotos-subjunctive
pattern
in
many
-ir
verbs
that
undergo
a
stem
change
(conseguir
shifts
to
consig-
in
the
subjunctive).
vosotros
is
rarely
used,
the
corresponding
form
in
the
present
subjunctive
for
ustedes
is
consigan
(not
consigáis).
Example:
Es
posible
que
ustedes
consigan
la
beca.