escribáis

Escribáis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb escribir. It is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood when the subject is vosotros (you all). The form signals uncertainty, doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or hypothetical scenarios within a sentence, typically following verbs of wanting, hoping, or fearing, or after conjunctions such as que, para que, or aunque.

Morphology and usage notes: The present subjunctive for vosotros ends with -áis, and escribáis is pronounced with the stress on the i in the ending. This form is regular for the verb escribir, with no stem change in the present subjunctive. In regions where the vosotros form is standard, escribáis is common in formal or carefully penned Spanish. In much of Latin America, where vosotros is rarely used, the corresponding form for ustedes is escriban, so escribáis appears less frequently outside Spain or contexts aiming to preserve the vosotros paradigm.

Examples:

- Espero que vosotros escribáis las cartas antes de la reunión. (I hope that you all write the letters before the meeting.)

- No creo que vosotros escribáis sin revisar la información. (I do not think you all will write without checking the information.)

See also: present subjunctive forms for other subject pronouns, regional variations of the subjunctive, and the distinction between vosotros and ustedes in modern Spanish.