sentisteis

Sentisteis is the second-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb sentir, used with the vosotros subject. It translates to “you all felt” or “you all sensed” in English. The form is characteristic of Spain, where the pronoun vosotros is common; in most of Latin America, ustedes replaces vosotros and the corresponding past forms differ (they would typically use sintieron or sentisteis is rarely used in standard Mexican Spanish).

Grammatically, sentisteis comes from the verb sentir, meaning to feel or to perceive. In the preterite, the vosotros form is sentisteis, while other preterite forms are yo sentí, tú sentiste, él sintió, nosotros sentimos, ellos sintieron. In contrast, the imperfect tense uses sentíais for vosotros, and the present tense uses sentís. The reflexive counterpart is sentir or sentirse, depending on whether the meaning is transitive (to feel something) or reflexive (to feel as in an emotional state).

Usage notes include that sentisteis describes a completed past perception or sensation. It is commonly used with physical sensations or emotional states, such as miedo, alegría, dolor, calor, or ansiedad, and can occur in narrations or descriptions of past events. For example: “Ayer vosotros sentisteis un temblor en la habitación,” or “Cuando terminó la película, vosotros sentisteis alivio.” In Latin American varieties, vosostros forms are rare in everyday speech, and ustedes-forms are used instead.

Related forms: sentir (infinitive), siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sentís, sienten; imperfecto sentíais; presente subjuntivo sintáis.