resististeis

Resististeis is the second-person plural preterite form of resistir in Spanish. It is used with the pronoun vosotros to mean “you all resisted” and typically appears in past narrative contexts where a group’s completed action is described. The form is standard in Spain, and it can appear in historical or literary writing; in many dialects outside Spain, the vosotros form is not used, and ustedes resistieron is preferred.

Grammatical notes: Resistir is a regular -ir verb in the preterite. Its full preterite paradigm is resistí, resististe, resistió, resistimos, resististeis, resistieron. The vosotros form is resististeis, built from the stem resist- plus the -isteis ending.

Usage and context: The form resististeis is typical of texts that use the informal plural address common in Spain. In Latin American Spanish, speakers usually use ustedes resistieron to convey the same meaning, aligning with the more widespread absence of vosotros in those dialects. Resististeis may appear in historical accounts, literature, or any narrative that preserves the vosotros form.

Examples:

- Ayer resististeis la tentación de abandonar el proyecto.

- Durante el asedio resististeis varios ataques.

Etymology: Resistir comes from Latin resistere, meaning to stand back or withstand. The preterite form resististeis reflects regular conjugation patterns for -ir verbs in the vosotros form.