diferís

Diferís is the present indicative form of the Spanish verb diferir for the second-person plural pronoun vosotros. It is used in dialects that employ vosotros to address multiple people and corresponds to the English “you all differ” or “you differ.” The verb also has a less common sense meaning to postpone or defer something.

Conjugation notes: in the present tense, the forms are yo difiero, tú difieres, él difiere, nosotros diferimos, vosotros diferís, ellos difieren. The accent on the í in diferís signals the stress pattern typical of the vosotros forms in many Spanish varieties.

Primary sense and usage: the core meaning of diferir is to be different or to disagree. It is used when comparing opinions, characteristics, or attributes. Example: Vosotros diferís en la evaluación de la estrategia, pero compartís el objetivo general. The sense of temporary postponement is also present in diferir, often with phrases like diferís una cita o difieres una fecha for postponing an event or deadline.

Regional variation: since vosotros forms are standard mainly in Spain and some parts of the southern cone, diferís is common in those regions. In Latin American Spanish, where ustedes predominates, the corresponding present-tense form is difieren (ustedes difieren), not diferís.

Etymology and related forms: diferir comes from Latin differre, meaning to carry apart or to be different. The verb has both a dissimilarity sense (to differ) and a postponement sense (to defer), with the latter more apparent in phrases that involve delaying an appointment or date.

See also: vosotros, ustedes, discrepancia, discrepar, posponer, aplazar.