reforzasteis

Reforzasteis is the pretérito indefinido form of the Spanish verb reforzar for the second person plural (vosotros). It denotes a completed action in the past performed by a group addressed by the speaker. The English equivalent is “you all reinforced.”

Conjugation and usage: Reforzar is a regular -ar verb, so the vosostros form in the preterite is built by adding the ending -asteis to the stem reforz-. The form is standard in Spain and is characteristic of the vosotros-tense construction. In most of Latin America, the past for “you all” is expressed with ustedes reforzaron (or, in contexts using ustedes, reforzaron is the third-person plural form).

Regional note: The vosotros forms, including reforzasteis, are primarily used in Spain and some parts of the Caribbean and southern Cone in formal or traditional contexts. In daily conversation outside Spain, ciudadanos typically use ustedes and the corresponding third-person plural instead.

Examples:

- Ayer reforzasteis las medidas de seguridad en la fábrica.

- Durante la campaña reforzasteis la cooperación entre equipos y se logró un progreso notable.

Etymology and meaning: reforzar comes from re- plus fort- (strong), from Latin fortis, meaning to make stronger or to reinforce. The term covers strengthening physical structures, measures, arguments, or defenses, among other senses.