espolvoreasteis

Es polarvoreasteis is the second-person plural pretérito perfecto simple form of the Spanish verb espolvorear or its variant espolvorear, meaning you sprinkled or you dusted with powder. It is used to describe a completed action in the past carried out by vosotros, the informal plural you in Spain. The form corresponds to the English “you sprinkled.”

Morphology and spelling notes: The canonical, widely taught form in many grammar references is espolvoreasteis (root espolvore- + -asteis). Some speakers and regional varieties use a closely related variant written as espolvoreasteis or espolvoreasteis, and, less commonly, espolvoreasteis in informal writing. Both spellings convey the same basic action and tense, with the difference lying in regional pronunciation and orthographic preference rather than meaning.

Usage and regional variation: The vosotros form appears predominantly in Spain and in some Hispanic communities that retain the tú/vosotros paradigm. In much of Latin America, ustedes are used instead of vosotros, and the corresponding preterite form for ustedes is espolvorearon. The pretérito simple conveys a definite, completed action in the past and can be part of narratives, recipes, or descriptions of past events.

Etymology and related forms: The verb derives from polvo, dust, with a prefixing or augmentative development to indicate sprinkling or scattering powder over a surface. The standard spelling in contemporary dictionaries is espolvorear, with espolvoreasteis as the usual vosotros preterite. A regional variant using espolvorear exists in some dialects, sharing the same meaning and tense.

See also: espolvorear, espolvoreasteis, vosotros conjugations, pretérito simple.