extienda

Extienda is a form of the Spanish verb extender. It can function as the third-person singular present subjunctive form (él/ella/usted extienda) and, in the affirmative imperative for the polite form, as the form used with usted to issue a courteous command: Extienda el plazo.

In usage, extienda appears in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, such as wishes, doubts, or necessities: Es importante que usted extienda el plazo. It is also used as a polite imperative: Extienda el plazo hasta el lunes, por favor. The term extender covers a range of meanings: to physically stretch or expand (extender una cuerda, extender una carretera) and to extend figuratively (extender un plazo, extender la cobertura, extender la influencia).

Common collocations include extender el plazo, extender la mano, y extender la cobertura. The word can convey both concrete actions and abstract expansions, depending on context. Pronunciation in standard Spanish is roughly eks-TYEN-da, with the stress on the second syllable.

Etymologically, extender derives from Latin extendere, meaning to stretch out, widen, or spread. Related forms include extiendo, extiendes, extiende (present indicative), and subjunctive extienda, extiendas, extienda, extendamos, extendáis, extengan. Although “extienda” is primarily a verb form, it may appear in formal writing and legal or administrative contexts where precise, courteous instructions or requirements are conveyed.