merendáis

Merendáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb merendar, meaning to snack or have a light meal, typically in the afternoon. It is used when addressing a group of people informally in Spain, most often among family or friends.

Usage and regional variation: Merendar denotes the act of having a snack between meals, with the associated noun merienda referring to the snack itself or the mid-afternoon meal. In Spain, merendáis is common in everyday speech when speaking to vosotros. In most of Latin America, where the ustedes form is standard, the equivalent present tense is merienden, so merendáis is much less common outside Spain. Example: Vosotros merendáis galletas después de clase.

Conjugation and grammar: Merendar is a regular -ar verb. In the present indicative, the vosotros form is merendáis, formed from the stem merend- plus the ending -áis, with an accent on the a to indicate stress on that syllable. The full present indicative paradigm is: yo meriendo, tú meriendas, él/ella/usted merienda, nosotros merendamos, vosotros merendáis, ellos/ustedes merienden.

Related terms: Merenda is the noun for a snack or light meal, and merendar refers to the act of taking a snack. The concept is common in Spanish-speaking cultures as a customary late-afternoon routine, often involving bread, pastries, fruit, or beverages.