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recibís

Recibís is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb recibir in the voseo system of conjugation. It is used with the pronoun vos, instead of tú, in varieties of Spanish where voseo is customary. In these dialects, recibís translates to you receive in English and corresponds to the tú form recibes in dialects that do not use voseo.

The form is especially common in Rioplatense Spanish, spoken in Argentina and Uruguay, and is also used

Usage and context: the verb is typically employed in informal or familiar contexts when addressing a single

in
some
other
regions
that
practice
voseo.
The
spelling
carries
an
acute
accent
on
the
í
to
indicate
the
stress
on
the
last
syllable:
recibís.
This
orthography
helps
differentiate
the
vos
form
from
other
conjugations
and
aligns
with
the
general
pattern
of
vos
endings
for
present
tense
in
verbs
of
different
conjugation
classes.
person.
The
pronoun
vos
accompanies
the
verb,
as
in:
¿Recibís
el
correo
cuando
llega
el
cartero?
Sí,
ya
lo
recibís.
In
regions
that
do
not
practice
voseo,
the
equivalent
form
for
tú
is
recibes,
not
recibís.
Some
grammars
and
dictionaries
document
recibís
as
part
of
the
standard
voseo
paradigm,
alongside
other
present-tense
forms
like
vivís
or
trabajás,
depending
on
the
region.