impidáis

Impidáis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb impedir, which means to hinder, prevent, or obstruct. It is used in subordinate clauses where the subjunctive is required and the subject is vosotros, the second-person plural pronoun used in Spain and some other regions. For example: “Espero que impidáis que se repita la situación” or “Es importante que impidáis cualquier daño.” In Latin American Spanish, where the vosotros form is not common, the corresponding ustedes form is impidan.

Conjugation and related forms: In the present subjunctive, the forms are impida (yo), impidas (tú), impida (él/ella), impidamos (nosotros), impidáis (vosotros), impidan (ellos/ellas). The stem for the subjunctive is impid-, and this form is regular for impedir in the present subjunctive. The verb in the indicative is imped- with forms such as impido, impides, impede, impedimos, impedís, impiden. The imperative negative for vosotros is “no impidáis.”

Etymology and usage notes: Impedir derives from Latin impedire, formed from in- plus ped- (foot) in historical development, with the sense of blocking or hindering. The present subjunctive impidáis is a standard vosotros form and reflects the traditional conjugation pattern for verbs ending in -ir in the subjunctive mood.

See also: impedir, subjunctive mood, vosotros conjugation.