dispersasteis

Dispersasteis is the second person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb dispersar. It corresponds to “you all dispersed” in the vosotros form, used primarily in Spain and in older or more formal texts that preserve the vosotos form. In much of Latin America, the corresponding preterite for ustedes would be dispersaron, since the vosotros forms are usually not used there.

Conjugation in the preterite (regular -ar verb dispersar):

- yo dispersé

- tú dispersaste

- él/ella dispersó

- nosotros dispersamos

- vosotros dispersasteis

- ellos/ellas dispersaron

Usage notes:

Dispersasteis indicates a completed action in the past carried out by a group addressed with vosotros. Its use signals a regional variation in Spanish and may be encountered in historical writing, literature, or regions where the vosotros form remains common. In everyday Latin American Spanish, speakers would typically use dispersaron (with ustedes) or another past tense form depending on the context.

Etymology:

Dispersasteis derives from the verb dispersar, itself from Latin dispersare, formed from dis- (apart) and spargere (to scatter). The form preserves the habitual Spanish pattern for preterite -ar verbs with vosostros as the subject.

Examples:

Ayer dispersasteis las semillas en el jardín. Las personas dispersaron la oposición, pero vosotros dispersasteis las dudas con una explicación clara.

Dispersasteis is thus a regionally specific past tense form that exemplifies how verb conjugation and pronoun usage reflect dialectal variation within Spanish.