lloréis

Lloráis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb llorar, meaning you cry or you are crying when addressing more than one person in informal Spain (vosotros form). In Latin American Spanish, the corresponding form for you all is lloran, used with ustedes. Llorar is a regular -ar verb, and its present indicative paradigm is: yo lloro, tú lloras, él/ella/Ud. llora, nosotros lloramos, vosotros lloráis, ellos/ellas/Uds. lloran. The present subunctive for vosotros is lloréis.

Etymology and meaning: llorar stems from Latin plorare, meaning to cry or lament, and arrived in Spanish via Old Spanish. The verb conveys crying as a physical act or as an expression of sadness, grief, or emotional response. It appears widely in everyday speech, literature, and media.

Usage notes: Lloráis is used when speaking to a group of people you would address as vosotros, a regional form common in Spain. In most of the Spanish-speaking world, you would instead use lloran with ustedes. The verb can describe actual crying or metaphorical crying, such as complaining or lamenting in a situation.

Phonology: In many dialects, ll is pronounced as an allophone of y, giving lloráis a pronunciation close to [ʝoˈɾais]. The stress falls on the ending -áis, marked in writing with the acute accent on í.

Examples:

- ¿Por qué lloráis tan temprano? (Why do you all cry so early?)

- Cuando recibió la noticia, lloráis de emoción. (When he/they received the news, you all cried with emotion.)

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