ouvireis

Ouvireis is a verb form in the Portuguese language. It represents the second-person plural in the future indicative of the verb ouvir, which means "to hear." The form is associated with the archaic or literary use of the pronoun vós, occurring in traditional European Portuguese texts and in some religious or historical writings. In contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, the vós form is rarely used, and its future tense is typically expressed with vocês ouvirão.

Etymology and relationship to other forms: Ouvireis derives from the Latin verb audīre through the development of Portuguese verb conjugations. It shares its root with the present participle ouvir and the other future forms of the regular -ir verbs, adapted to the vós paradigm in historical varieties of Portuguese.

Usage notes: Ouvireis signals a formal, traditional, or regionally specific register. Modern usage tends to replace vós forms with the more contemporary vocês, with sentences like vocês ouvirão. In ceremonial, liturgical, or classical literature, ouvireis may appear as part of an otherwise standard conjugation of ouvir.

Conjugation snippet (indicative, future, second-person plural): eu ouvirei; tu ouvirás; ele/ela ouvirá; nós ouviremos; vós ouvireis; eles ouvirão.

See also: ouvir, Portuguese verb conjugation, vós usage in historical texts.