eres

Eres is a Spanish verb form meaning "you are." It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb ser, which denotes identity, essence, or a characteristic. Because Spanish relies on verb conjugations rather than explicit subject pronouns, eres is often used with the informal pronoun tú to emphasize the subject.

Usage examples include describing identity or condition: "Tú eres mi amigo" (You are my friend), "¿Quién eres?" (Who are you?), and "De dónde eres?" (Where are you from?). Eres can describe traits, occupations, origins, or states, within statements or questions. The formal second-person singular is "usted es," and plural forms include "nosotros somos," "vosotros sois" (used in Spain), and "ustedes son" (used in Latin America and in formal Iberian Spanish).

Ser is an irregular verb, so its present-tense forms are soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son. Eres is specifically the form used with the informal second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology: eres derives from the Latin verb esse (to be), through the evolution of Romance languages into Spanish. The verb ser has several irregular forms across tenses and moods, of which eres is the present-tense second-person singular used in everyday speech.

See also: Ser (Spanish verb); Tú and Usted; Spanish conjugation.