sucedéis

Sucedéis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb suceder. It is used when the subject is vosotros o vosotras (the informal plural “you” in Spain) and can convey the meanings of “you (all) succeed” or “you (all) take over” in contexts of replacement or succession. The sense related to “to happen” is typically expressed with other forms (such as sucede) or with different constructions.

Usage and examples

Sucedéis to indicate taking over a role or position: “Cuando se retire el director, vosotros sucedéis al anterior.” In this sense the verb refers to succeeding someone in a temporal or institutional succession. It is also possible, though less common, to use suceder in impersonal or narrative contexts with vosotros, but the main and most natural sense of “sucedéis” is to indicate succeeding someone in a position. In regions that use ustedes instead of vosotros, the corresponding form is ustedes suceden (present).

Regional variation

Sucedéis is characteristic of Peninsular Spanish, where vosotros forms are standard in informal speech in Spain. In Latin American Spanish, the vosotros form is generally not used, and the third-person plural ustedes forms (suceden) prevail for present-tense meaning of “you all succeed.”

Etymology and orthography

Sucedéis comes from the verb suceder, which derives from Latin succedere (“to come after; to follow”). The accent on é marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes the form from other conjugations of the same verb.