sobresaltasteis

Sobresaltasteis is a Spanish verb form. Specifically, it is the second-person plural preterite indicative of the verb sobresaltar. The verb sobresaltar translates to "to startle" or "to surprise" in English. The preterite tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. Therefore, "sobresaltasteis" refers to an action of startling or surprising performed by "you all" (vosotros) in a specific completed instance in the past. For example, in a sentence, it might be used as "Vosotros os sobresaltasteis cuando oísteis el ruido" which translates to "You all startled when you heard the noise." This verb form is commonly used in Spain, where the pronoun "vosotros" is the standard second-person plural. In Latin America, the pronoun "ustedes" is generally used instead, and the corresponding verb form would be "sobresaltaron." Understanding the conjugation of verbs like sobresaltar is fundamental to mastering Spanish grammar.