ridiculizáis

Ridiculizáis is the second-person plural form of the Spanish verb ridiculizar in the present indicative, used with the vosotros pronoun. It translates roughly as “you all ridicule” or “you all mock.” This form is common in Spain and in regions where vosostros is standard; in many Latin American countries the corresponding present indicative is ustedes ridiculizan.

Etymology and meaning: Ridiculizar is formed from ridículo (ridiculous) plus the suffix -izar, with roots in Latin ridiculus “laughable,” from ridēre “to laugh.” The verb conveys the act of making someone or something appear ridiculous, often by mocking or deriding.

Usage notes: Ridiculizáis typically carries a negative or critical connotation, indicating active mocking or scorn directed at a person, idea, or behavior. In contexts where vosostras usage is not common, speakers would use ustedes ridiculizan to express the same idea.

Conjugation pattern: Ridiculizáis is a regular -ar verb in its vosotros present indicative form. Other related forms include ridiculizáis (present indicative vosotros), ridiculizáis (present subjunctive vosotros as ridiculicéis in some dialects), and past tenses formed in a standard -ar paradigm. The present participle is ridiculizando, and the past participle ridiculizado.

See also: ridiculizar, ridículo, Spanish verb conjugation patterns.

Note: The Spanish spoken in Spain typically uses vosotros for informal plural interlocutors, whereas much of Latin America uses ustedes. As a result, ridiculizáis appears primarily in Spain, with ustedes ridiculizan used elsewhere.