señalaste

Señalaste is the second-person singular form of the verb señalar in the pretérito indefinido (preterite) mood. It expresses a completed action in the past and translates to “you pointed out,” “you indicated,” or “you signaled” in English. The form is used when the subject is the informal you (tú) and refers to a specific past moment at which the action occurred.

In usage, señalaste typically appears with a direct object or complemento that specifies what was pointed out or indicated. It can describe pointing out an error, a location, a detail, or a piece of information. For example: Ayer señalaste el error en el informe. Señalaste la ruta correcta cuando comenzaron a preguntar. The verb is common in both everyday speech and formal writing, though the appropriate pronoun for formal address is usted, which would take the third-person singular form señaló.

Señalar, the infinitive from which señalaste derives, comes from the root señal- meaning “signal” or “sign.” The word family includes señal, señalamiento, and other derivatives related to indicating or marking something. Variants for other persons and numbers in the same tense include señalo (yo), señalaste (tú), señaló (él/ella/Ud.), señalamos (nosotros), señalaron (ellos/ellas/Uds.), among others. The form señalaste is commonly used across Spanish-speaking regions to recount a specific past act of pointing out or drawing attention to something.