cubrís

Cubrís is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb cubrir, used with the pronoun vosotros. It indicates that you all cover something or are covering it in the present tense.

Etymology: The verb cubrir derives from Latin cooperire, and has developed in Spanish through forms such as cobrir to its modern form cubrir. The present tense form cubrís is created by adding the regular -ís ending to the stem cubr-, with the accent marking the stress on the ending for the vosotros paradigm.

Usage: In Spain, the vosotros forms are standard for informal address, so cubrís is commonly heard in everyday speech and literature. In much of Latin America, ustedes is used instead of vosotros, yielding the form ustedes cubren for “you all cover.” Cubrís therefore appears most frequently in regions and contexts that preserve the vosotros paradigm or in educational materials and media that teach it.

Conjugation and example: Present indicative forms of cubrir (selected) are: yo cubro, tú cubres, él cubre, nosotros cubrimos, vosotros cubrís, ellos cubren. Example: Cubrís la mesa con un mantel. Translation: You all cover the table with a cloth.

Pronunciation: cubrís is pronounced [kuˈβɾis], with the stress on the í. The form is part of the broader conjugation of cubrir and illustrates the regular -ír verb endings in the second-person plural in dialects that use vosotros.