evalúan

Evalúan is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb evaluar. It is the third-person plural form of the present indicative, used with ellos, ellas, or ustedes as the subject. In English, it corresponds to “they evaluate” or, in many dialects, “you (plural) evaluate.” Evaluar is a transitive verb meaning to determine the value, quality, or condition of something, typically by examining evidence, data, or performance. It requires a direct object, such as “un proyecto,” “los resultados,” or “el desempeño.”

Examples: “Los jueces evalúan a los participantes.” “Las comisiones evalúan los informes.” The form evalúan is common in contexts like education, research, human resources, quality control, and policymaking, wherever assessment is involved.

Conjugation notes: other present-tense forms include “evalúo,” “evalúas,” “evalúa,” and “evaluamos.” Related tenses include “evaluaron” (preterite) and “evaluaban” (imperfect), as well as the present subjunctive “evalúen.”

Etymology: evaluar derives from Latin evaluare, related to valor (value). The sense of assessing value or quality is central to its usage, and the noun “evaluación” denotes the act or result of evaluating.