estudias

Estudias is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb estudiar, meaning “you study” or “you are studying.” It is used with the informal pronoun tú and appears in statements, questions, and dependent clauses to describe someone’s current or habitual study activity.

Etymology: estudiar derives from Late Latin studiare, from Latin studium meaning study or zeal. Through Old Spanish the form evolved and its conjugation followed the regular patterns of -ar verbs.

Conjugation: For standard Spanish (peninsular and most Latin American varieties that use tú), the present indicative forms are: yo estudio, tú estudias, él/ella estudia, nosotros estudiamos, vosotros estudiáis, ellos estudian. The vosotros form carries a written accent on the a, as in estudiáis.

Usage: Examples include “¿Qué estudias?” (What are you studying?), “Tú estudias para el examen” (You study for the exam). The present tense describes ongoing or habitual activity, while the present progressive “estás estudiando” emphasizes that the act is in progress at the moment.

Dialectal note: In regions that use voseo, such as Argentina and parts of Uruguay, the second-person singular form can shift to “estudiás” (vos estudiás) with a corresponding syllable stress and spelling adjustments. This variation reflects broader differences in pronoun use and verb endings across Spanish-speaking areas.

This form is a regular example of an -ar verb conjugation and is commonly encountered in everyday Spanish, in education, media, and conversation.