echáis

Echáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb echar. Echar has a broad range of meanings, including to throw, to toss, to pour, to add, or to cast out. The form echáis is used in Spain; in most of Latin America the corresponding second-person plural is ustedes echan.

Conjugation of echar in the present indicative is: yo echo, tú echas, él/ella/usted echa, nosotros echamos, vosotros echáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes echan. Echáis appears in everyday speech when addressing a group in Spain.

Echar is highly productive and appears in many idioms and phrasal verbs. Examples include echar de menos (to miss), echar a perder (to spoil), echar una mano (to lend a hand), echar la carta al buzón (to post a letter), and echar un vistazo (to take a quick look). The verb can also mean to cause to become in certain contexts, such as echarse a reír (to start laughing) or echarse a andar (to start walking).

Etymology short note: echar derives from Latin iacere, meaning to throw or cast, and has evolved in Spanish to cover many related notions of putting, releasing, or adding.

See also: echar.