inhibáis

Inhibáis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb inhibir, meaning to inhibit or to suppress. It is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood and in contexts where the subject is addressed as vosotros (you all). The present subjunctive forms of inhibir are: yo inhiba, tú inhibas, él inhiba, nosotros inhibamos, vosotros inhibáis, ellos inhiban. Like other -ir verbs, inhibir follows the regular present-subjunctive endings with the stem inhib-.

Usage and context: Inhibáis appears in sentences that express doubt, desire, obligation, possibility, or hypothetical situations, typically after verbs of wishing, hoping, fearing, or necessity, and after certain conjunctions that imply contingency. Examples include: Es posible que inhibáis la propagación de la bacteria. Quiero que inhibáis ese comportamiento. Es necesario que inhibáis la respuesta inflamatoria.

Regional note: Inhibáis is common in Spain and other dialects that use the vosotros form. In many Latin American varieties without the vosotros form, the corresponding present-subjunctive with ustedes is inhiban (e.g., Es posible que inhiban la propagación; Quiero que inhiban ese comportamiento).

Etymology: Inhibir proviene del latín inhibēre, formado por el prefijo in- (en, dentro) y habēre/hibēre (tener, contener), y se utiliza en contextos científicos, médicos y técnicos para referirse a la restricción o supresión de procesos.