resistáis

Resistáis is the second-person plural present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb resistir. It is used in subordinate clauses that require the subjunctive mood, typically after verbs of volition, doubt, emotion, necessity, or after certain conjunctions. The form expresses a non-asserted or hypothetical action rather than a statement of fact.

Morphology and usage notes: Resistir is a regular -ir verb in its present subjunctive for the vosotros form, yielding resistáis. The full present subjunctive paradigm for resistir includes: yo resista, tú resistas, él resista, nosotros resistamos, vosotros resistáis, ellos resistan. The vosotros form resistáis is characteristic of regions that use the pronoun vosotros and the corresponding subjunctive.

Regional variation: In Spain, resistáis is standard for the second-person plural subject. In most Latin American varieties, the corresponding form for ustedes (the standard plural in those regions) is resistan, and the vosotros form is not commonly used. Some dialects of vos-based Spanish use equivalents for present subjunctive with vos, but resistáis itself is typically identified with the vosotros form.

Examples:

- Espero que resistáis la presión y mantengáis vuestra posición.

- Es posible que resistáis la tentación si os preparáis adecuadamente.

Etymology and related forms: Resistáis derives from resistir, which comes from Latin resistere. Related nouns include resistencia (resistance) and other verb forms across moods and tenses, such as resistamos (present subjunctive nosotros) or resisten (present indicative ustedes/ellos). See also resistir and the subjunctive mood.