recibas

Recibas is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb recibir, meaning to receive. As a mood form, it appears in subordinate clauses in which the subjunctive is required, typically after verbs of desire, doubt, necessity, emotion, or after certain conjunctions such as para que, a menos que, or con tal de que.

In terms of grammar, recibir is a regular -ir verb, so its present subjunctive forms follow the standard endings for this group: yo reciba, tú recibas, él/ella/Ud. reciba, nosotros recibamos, vosotros recibáis, ellos/ellas/Uds. reciban. Therefore, recibas corresponds to the tú form in the present subjunctive. It contrasts with the indicative present form, which is recibes (you receive).

Usage notes include that recibas is typically found after expressions requiring subjunctive, rather than in direct statements. Common contexts involve wishes, probabilities, or hypothetical scenarios: for example, "Espero que recibas el paquete mañana" or "Es posible que recibas buenas noticias pronto." The subjunctive tone conveys uncertainty, subjectivity, or non-assertion rather than a simple fact.

Etymology traces recibir to Latin recīpere, meaning to take back or to receive. Recibas itself is a morphological byproduct of that verb’s present subjunctive conjugation. There is no separate lexical entry for recibas beyond its function as a grammatical form. See also: Spanish verb recibir, subjunctive mood, present tense.