llevéis

Llevéis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb llevar. It corresponds to the idea of “you all carry,” “you all take,” or “you all wear” in contexts that require the subjunctive mood or in negative commands.

Form and usage

Llevar is a regular -ar verb in its subjunctive endings. In the present subjunctive, the endings are -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en, giving llevéis for the vosotros form. This form is predominantly used in Spain, where the vosotros form is standard. In Latin American varieties, the corresponding form for ustedes is lleven, not llevéis.

Common contexts

- Subordinate clauses after verbs or expressions that trigger the subjunctive (desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, possibility). Examples: “Es posible que llevéis a cabo el plan,” “Espero que llevéis la ropa adecuada.”

- After impersonal expressions that require the subjunctive: “Es necesario que llevéis el equipo.”

- Negative commands with vosotros: “No llevéis ese paraguas dentro de la sala.”

Notes

- Llevéis does not appear in the affirmative vosotros command form; the affirmative form is llevad, while llevéis appears in subordinate clauses and in negative commands.

- For ustedes, the corresponding present subjunctive form is lleven.

Etymology and meaning

Llevar means to carry, to wear, to take, or to bear. Llevéis, as a grammatical form, does not change the core meaning of llevar but marks mood, indicating contingency, doubt, or demand in discourse.