invocasteis

Invocasteis is the second-person plural pretérito simple (pretérito indefinido) of the Spanish verb invocar. It is used with the pronoun vosotros to describe a completed action in the past. Example: “Vosotros invocasteis su nombre para pedir ayuda.”

Etymology and meaning: invocar comes from Latin invocare, formed from in- “upon” + vocare “to call.” In modern Spanish, invocar can mean to call upon a deity or authority, to cite or appeal to a rule, or to invoke a function or procedure in a technical context (for example, in computing or law).

Usage and dialect: in Spain, invocasteis is common because the vosotros form is standard there; in Latin American Spanish, the past tense for ustedes is invocaron, and the vosotros form is seldom used in everyday speech. Invocasteis may appear in religious, ceremonial, literary, or historical texts, and in legal or computing contexts where the vosotros paradigm is employed.

See also: invocar, invocación, invocador.

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