intensificáis

Intensificáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb intensificar, meaning to intensify or to strengthen. It is used with the pronoun vosotros, the informal plural you common in Spain and in some regional varieties. The form follows the regular -ar verb pattern in the present tense: intensifico, intensificas, intensifica, intensificamos, intensificáis, intensifican.

Etymology and form: Intensificar derives from Latin intensificare, itself built from intensus (intense) and the causative suffix -ficare, indicating “to make more intense.” The vosotros form intensificáis uses the standard present-tense ending -áis for -ar verbs.

Usage and regional variation: Intensificáis is standard in speech that uses vosotros. In most of Latin America, where vosotros is uncommon, the corresponding present tense for ustedes is intensifican. Nevertheless, intensificáis is widely understood in contexts where the vosotros form is used, such as education or Spain-specific media.

Examples:

- Vosotros intensificáis la campaña de marketing con nuevos mensajes.

- Si intensificáis los esfuerzos, conseguiréis los objetivos más rápido.

Grammatical notes: As a present-tense, indicative form, intensificáis appears with subject vosotros and is not used with ustedes or ellos in regions where vosotros is standard; in those regions, ustedes intensifican would be used. The verb itself is regular in its conjugation, without irregular stems or endings in the present tense.