griTÁIS

Gritáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb gritar, meaning you all shout or you all are shouting. It is used when addressing a group that includes the speaker’s audience in informal speech typical of Spain.

Grammar and usage notes:

In Spain, gritáis is the standard form for the second-person plural subject vosotros. In many Latin American varieties, the corresponding form for you all is expressed with ustedes gritan, using the ustedes form rather than a vosotros form. Therefore, gritáis is commonly encountered in Spain and in contexts where the vosotros form is taught or accepted. The pronunciation in standard Spanish places the stress on the syllable antérior to the ending, roughly pronounced as gri-TÁIS.

Etymology and related forms:

Gritáis comes from the verb gritar, which derives from Latin gritare, meaning to shout or cry out. Related forms include grita (he/she/it shouts), gritamos (we shout), gritáis (you all shout), and gritan (they shout). The noun grito, meaning a shout or cry, is closely related.

Usage considerations:

Gritáis appears in everyday speech to describe or command a group to shout. It can express excitement, alarm, protest, or enthusiasm depending on context. As a grammatical form, it illustrates the Spanish distinction between vosotros forms in Spain and the ustedes forms used elsewhere.

See also:

gritar, grito, gritado, gritónico (related nouns and verbs).