tornáis

Tornáis is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb tornar. It corresponds to the English you all turn or you all become, depending on the meaning of tornar in a given sentence. This form is used with the vosotos (you all) in Spain.

Origin and senses: Tornar comes from Latin tornāre, related to turning or returning. In modern Spanish, tornar has several senses, including turning something physically (tornar la página), and changing state or condition (la situación se torna peligrosa). It can also mean returning to a place or state, though in everyday speech volver and volver a are more common for that sense. The present indicative forms follow regular -ar verb patterns, with vosotros forming tornáis.

Usage and regional notes: Tornáis is characteristic of the vosotos form typical in Spain. In most Latin American varieties, the vosotos form is not used, and ustedes or vosotros forms are substituted with the corresponding verb endings for ustedes (tornan) or other preferred verbs. In contemporary usage, tornar is more common in literary, formal, or regional registers, while volver or girar are often preferred for everyday speech.

Conjugation highlights: Present indicative forms include: yo torno, tú tornas, él/ella torna, nosotros tornamos, vosotros tornáis, ellos tornan. Reflexive or pronominal uses (se tornar, tornarse) appear in the sense of becoming or turning into something, as in se torna más claro or vosotros os tornáis más pacientes.

Examples: Tornáis a la derecha en la próxima cuadra. El color se torna azul bajo la luz nocturna. Con esa decisión, vuestra postura se torna más firme.