elegís

Elegís is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb elegir, meaning to elect or to choose. It is used with the pronoun vosotros, which is common in Spain and some other regions for informal address to a group. In much of Latin America, the corresponding form is not used, and speakers typically say “ustedes eligen” to express the same person and tense.

Conjugation in the present indicative is: yo elijo; tú eliges; él/ella/Ud. elige; nosotros elegimos; vosotros elegís; ellos/ellas/Uds. eligen. The verb is irregular in the present: the first-person singular is elijo, reflecting a stem change from g to j, while the other forms keep a stem that resembles eleg- with standard -ir endings for vosotros. The vosotros form retains the accent on í, yielding elegís.

Usage notes: elegir is used for selecting among options, voting, or appointing someone to a position. While it is closely related to escoger, elegir often conveys a sense of careful or deliberate selection, whereas escoger can be more general. Examples include: “Vosotros elegís al candidato más adecuado” and in Latin American Spanish, “Ustedes eligen al candidato más adecuado.”

Etymology: the verb elegir comes from Latin eligere, formed from ex- “out” plus legere “to pick, to choose.” The present tense forms in Spanish reflect the historical alternation between g and j in irregular conjugations for certain persons.