teméis

Teméis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb temer, meaning to fear. It is used with the pronoun vosotros to address a group informally in Spain, expressing a current or habitual fear of something. The full present indicative conjugation of temer is temo, temes, teme, tememos, teméis, temen. The vosotros form teméis is often complemented by related forms in other moods, such as temáis in the present subjunctive and temed in the affirmative imperative.

In most of Latin America, where vosotros is not used, speakers employ ustedes and the corresponding present indicative form temen, so teméis is primarily associated with Peninsular Spanish and may sound regional or archaic outside Spain.

Etymology: teméis derives from the Latin timēre, meaning to fear. The verb has cognates across Romance languages, such as French craindre and Italian temere.

Usage notes: temer takes direct or indirect objects indicating what is feared, for example "Teméis las alturas" or "Tememos perder el tren," depending on the subject. The form teméis appears in contexts where the vosotros form is standard, including dialogues, literature, and regions that maintain this pronoun.

Examples: "¿Teméis al dragón?" "Vosotros teméis a lo desconocido, ¿verdad?" "Teméis que llueva durante el viaje." These illustrate present fear directed at a person, thing, or situation.