guiáis

Guiáis is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person plural present indicative of the verb guiar, meaning to guide or to lead. It is also the second-person plural present subjunctive form, used in contexts expressing doubt, desire, or a hypothetical situation when addressing a group (for example, después de que guiéis al grupo).

Conjugation patterns

Guiar is a regular -ar verb with stem gui- in the present tense. In the indicative mood, the forms are: yo guío, tú guías, él/ella guía, nosotros guiamos, vosotros guiáis, ellos guían. The form guiáis is distinguished by its stress and orthography and corresponds to the pronoun vosotros used in parts of Spain and other regions that employ the vosostros form.

In the present subjunctive, the second-person plural forms include guiéis (usted/ellos forms are guíen, guíe, etc.). This mood is used after verbs of wishing, necessity, or uncertainty, e.g., “Es necesario que guiéis con paciencia.”

Regional use

Guiáis is common in Spain where the vosotros form is standard. In many Latin American dialects, ustedes is used instead of vosotros, and the corresponding verb form would be guían (for ustedes), rather than guiáis.

Examples

- Vosotros guiáis al equipo hacia la meta. (You all guide the team toward the goal.)

- Es importante que guiéis al grupo con claridad. (It is important that you all guide the group clearly.)

Notes

Guiáis is a member of regular -ar verb conjugation with a stress pattern typical of the vosotros forms. It should not be confused with guías, the plural of guía (noun) or other related forms, which have different meanings and accents.