devolváis

Devolvéis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb devolver. The basic meaning is to return something to its owner or to the place it came from, i.e., to give back or restore an object. Devolver can also be used in broader senses such as returning a borrowed item or returning a result or feeling in certain expressions.

The verb comes from de- (a prefix suggesting reversal) plus volver (to return, to come back), with volver ultimately deriving from Latin volvere, “to turn.” In the present tense devolver is irregular in its stem: you say devuel- for most forms (yo devuelvo, tú devuelves, él devuelve, ellos devuelven), but the nosotros form is devolvemos and the vosotros form is devolvéis, which reflects the stem change and historical pronunciation patterns.

In usage, devolvéis typically occurs in Spain, where the vosotros form is standard. In Latin American dialects, the corresponding form is ustedes devuelven, using the ustedes form rather than vosostros. This verb often appears with direct object pronouns, as in “Devolvéis los libros” or “¿Devolvéis el dinero mañana?” The imperative for vosotros is devolved, while the negative vosotros command uses the present subjunctive: no devolváis.

Related forms include devo lver in all the other present-tense persons (devuelvo, devuelves, devuelve, devolvemos, devuelven) and the past tenses such as devolví, devolviste, devolvió, devolvimos, devolvisteis, devolvieron.