obtuvisteis

Obtuvisteis is the second-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb obtener. It corresponds to the English phrase “you all obtained” and is used with the pronoun vosotros, which is common in Spain and some parts of the Spanish-speaking world. The form reflects irregular preterite stem changes characteristic of obtener, with the stem obtuv- plus the preterite endings, including -isteis for vosotros.

Etymology and form

Obtener comes from the Latin obtinēre, built from ob- (toward, against) and tenēre (to hold). In the preterite, obtener uses an irregular stem obtuv- for most endings. The vosotros form is obtuvisteis, with the stress and spelling aligned to standard Spanish stress rules.

Conjugation (preterite, indicative) of obtener

- Yo obtuve

- Tú obtuviste

- Él/ella/usted obtuvo

- Nosotros/nosotras obtuvimos

- Vosotros/vosotras obtuvisteis

- Ellos/ellas/ustedes obtuvieron

Usage notes

- Obtuvisteis is primarily used in Spain and in regions where the vosotros form is standard. In many Latin American dialects, the corresponding past tense for “you all” is obtained with ustedes obtuvieron, rather than vosotros obtuvisteis.

- The preterite conveys a completed action in the past. It can describe an event that happened at a specific time or a series of actions completed in the past.

Examples

- Ayer obtuvisteis un premio por vuestro proyecto.

- Durante el concurso, obtuvisteis varios puntos importantes.

See also

- Obtener

- Pretérito indefinido (prethrite)

- Vosotros in Spanish grammar