provoquéis

Provoquéis is a form often encountered in discussions of the Spanish verb provocar. In standard Spanish orthography, the second-person plural present subjunctive of provocar is provocquéis, not provoquéis. Therefore, provoquéis is generally considered a misspelling or typographical variant.

Form and usage: provocative verb provoc ar. The correct present-subjunctive for vos ostros is provocquéis, formed by the stem provoc- plus the -quéis ending used for -car verbs in the vos form. The spelling change reflects the orthographic rule that -car verbs in the present subjunctive for vosotros insert a kéis/quéis ending, not a simple -céis ending. The pronunciation is pro-voc-KÉIS.

Example: A correct sentence would be: Es necesario que vosotros provocquéis una revisión. Using provoquéis would be considered incorrect in standard modern Spanish.

Regional and dialect notes: The vosotros forms are common in Spain and some parts of the Caribbean; in Latin America, the forms for ustedes are used instead, with present subjunctive for ustedes typically provoquen. As a result, provoquéis rarely appears outside treatments of the standard vosotros paradigm and is generally viewed as an orthographic error in contemporary writing.

See also: Provocar (conjugation overview), present subjunctive in Spanish, vosotros forms, orthographic rules for -car verbs.