establecéis

Establecéis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb establecer. It corresponds to "you all establish" in English and is used in Spain and in regions that employ the vosotros form. In much of Latin America, the equivalent present tense would be ustedes establecen, so the vosotros form is associated mainly with Spain.

Conjugation and morphology: Establecer is a -cer verb with a notable orthographic change in the present tense. The standard forms are yo establezco, tú estableces, él establece, nosotros establecemos, vosotros establecéis, ellos establecen. The stem generally carries a z before the e in most forms, while the vosotros form retains the c before the éIS ending. This pattern is typical of many -cer verbs in the present indicative.

Etymology and meaning: The verb comes from estable- plus the suffix -cer, built from Latin stabilire, from stabilis meaning stable. The core sense is to make something stable or fixed, i.e., to set up, found, or establish rules, settlements, or institutions. The related noun establecimiento (establishment) shares the same root.

Usage notes: Establecéis appears in present-tense statements about establishing or setting something. It is commonly followed by a direct object or by a subordinate clause: "Vosotros establecéis políticas nuevas" or "Vosotros establecéis un marco temporal." In dialects that use vosotros, this form is standard; in dialects that prefer ustedes, the corresponding form would be establecen.