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revelabais

Revelabais is a verb form from Spanish, not a separate concept or noun. It is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb revelar, meaning “to reveal” or “to disclose.” When used with the pronoun vosotros, it can translate as “you all revealed” or “you were revealing.” In most Latin American varieties, where the vosotros form is not used, the imperfect corresponding to ustedes is revelaban.

Etymology and form: revelar derives from Latin revelare, meaning to uncover or reveal. The imperfect endings

Usage notes: The imperfect tense expresses actions in the past that were ongoing, repeated, or habitual, or

Examples:

- Vosotros revelabais la información poco a poco durante la reunión, y al final todos lo supieron.

- En aquel diario, revelabais secretos que no debían salir a la luz. (In that diary, you all

Summary: Revelabais is a legitimate verb form in Spanish grammar, representing the imperfect, second-person plural of

for
-ar
verbs
combine
with
vosotros
to
give
revelabais,
indicating
past
habitual
or
ongoing
action.
The
form
has
no
accent
marks.
provides
background
information
in
past
narratives.
Revelabais
is
most
common
in
Spain
or
in
historical/listorical-in-fiction
writing
that
preserves
the
vosotros
form.
In
contemporary
Latin
American
prose,
writers
generally
replace
it
with
revelaban
when
using
ustedes.
(You
all
were
revealing
the
information
little
by
little
during
the
meeting,
and
in
the
end
everyone
learned
it.)
revealed
secrets
that
should
not
have
come
to
light.)
revelar
with
vosotros.
Its
use
signals
past,
ongoing,
or
habitual
disclosure
and
is
largely
regional
to
vosostros-speaking
contexts.