defendéis

Defendéis is the second person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb defender. It corresponds to “you all defend” and is used with the vosotros pronoun. This form is standard in Spain and in communities where the vos form is used; in much of Latin America the second person plural is expressed with ustedes and the verb form is defienden rather than defendéis.

Defender is a stem-changing -er verb with a present-tense paradigm that includes defiendo, defiendes, defiende, defendemos, defendéis, defienden. The vosotros form defendéis carries the regular ending -éis for this pronoun, with the stress placed on the last syllable. This pattern is shared by other vosotros forms such as coméis and bebéis.

Usage notes: defendéis is typical in Spain and regions that retain the vosotros form. In Latin American Spanish, the corresponding second-person plural is usually ustedes, whose present indicative is defienden. The form defendáis exists as the present subjunctive for vosotros (used in contexts like “espero que defendáis...”). An affirmative imperative for vosotros is defendéd (you all defend).

Examples: Defendéis a vuestros amigos cuando están en peligro. ¿Defendéis la posición de vuestro equipo? These illustrate the present indicative usage with vosotros, contrasting with the ustedes forms common in Latin America.