enviáis

Enviáis is a form of the Spanish verb enviar, meaning to send. It is the second-person plural present indicative form (vosotros) and is used in Spain and in dialects that retain the vosotros form. It translates to “you all send” in English and is commonly used to describe actions in the present.

Form and usage

The form enviáis is produced from the infinitive enviar by adding the vosotros ending -áis, with the stress falling on the last syllable. It is used when addressing a group informally in the second person. For regions that use ustedes instead of vosotros, the corresponding present tense form is envían (you all send). Other principal forms of enviar include: yo envío, tú envías, él envía, nosotros enviamos, vosotros enviáis, ellos envían.

Examples

- Enviáis muchos paquetes cada semana.

- ¿Enviáis esa información por correo mañana?

Notes

Enviáis is specifically associated with the vosotros paradigm and is generally heard in Spain. In Latin America and many other Spanish-speaking areas, ustedes envían is used instead of you-all send. The accent on the í in enviáis marks the stressed syllable and helps distinguish it from other related forms such as envía (él/ella/Ud.), envían (ellos/ellas/Uds.), or envías (tú).

Etymology

Envi ar comes from the verb enviar, which has roots in the Latin tradition of sending or conveying goods and messages, and it follows the regular -ar verb conjugation pattern in the present tense.