contribuís

Contribuís is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb contribuir, used with the pronoun vosotros. It translates to “you all contribute” in English and is characteristic of the vosotros form, which is common in Spain and some other regions that preserve the traditional tuteo/voseo distinction. In contexts that use ustedes instead of vosotros, the corresponding form is contribuyen.

Conjugation and grammar notes: Contribuir is an -uir verb, and its present tense forms show a stem change in most persons. The vosotros form, however, combines the stem "contribu-" with the ending "-ís," and features a written accent on the í to indicate the correct stress: contribuís. This form contrasts with tú contribuyes (present indicative for tú) and él/ella contribuye, while nosotros contribuimos and ellos contribuyen follow the standard paradigm for -uir verbs.

Pronunciation: in standard Spanish, contribuís is typically pronounced roughly as /kon.tɾiˈβwis/, with the final syllable bearing the accent on í. The b between vowels is a soft bilabial approximant.

Usage context: While widely used in Spain and regions that retain the vosotros form, contribuís is less common in Latin American Spanish, where ustedes are used in both formal and informal plural you, yielding contribuyen for ustedes and third-person forms overall. In written and formal texts, the use of vosotros forms can signal regional or stylistic choices.

Example: Vosotros contribuís al proyecto con regularidad, lo que demuestra vuestro compromiso.

See also: contribuir, conjugation of -uir verbs, vosotros forms, Spanish verb conjugation.