reanudaste

Reanudaste is a Spanish verb form, specifically the second-person singular preterite indicative of reanudar. It translates to “you resumed” and is used when addressing someone informally with the pronoun tú. The form signals a completed action in the past.

Reanudar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. The full preterite conjugation is: yo reanudé, tú reanudaste, él/ella/usted reanudó, nosotros reanudamos, vosotros reanudasteis, ellos reanudaron. The yo form carries an accent on é, while reanudaste has no accent. In dialects that use the pronoun vos, the corresponding preterite form is usually the same spelling as the tú form (reanudaste).

Usage of reanudaste centers on past actions that restarted after a pause. It appears in informal speech and writing when the subject is tú. In formal contexts, or when addressing someone polite, the corresponding form is usted reanudó. For ongoing or habitual past actions, other tenses such as the imperfect (reanudabas) are used. The verb often appears with direct objects or clauses that indicate what was resumed, for example: “Ayer reanudaste la reunión tras el receso.”

Etymology and semantics: reanudar comes from re- (again) plus anudar (to tie, bind), with the sense evolving to “begin again after an interruption.” Related forms include reanudé, reanudamos, y reanudarán, representing other persons and tenses of the same verb.