vacían

Vacían is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb vaciar, meaning to empty. It is used to describe an action performed by multiple subjects (they or you all) in the present, typically involving removing contents from a container, space, or group of items.

Grammatical notes: Vaciar is a regular -ar verb. Its present tense forms are yo vacío, tú vacías, él/ella/Ud. vacía, nosotros vaciamos, vosotros vaciáis, ellos/ellas/Uds. vacían. The form vacían carries the acute accent on í to indicate stress on the syllable cí (va-CÍ-an).

Examples: "Los trabajadores vacían las cajas al final del turno." "Los contenedores de basura vacían su contenido cada noche." In contrast, the corresponding present subjunctive is vacíen (usado en oraciones como "Es posible que vacíen los tanques"). The gerund is vaciando, used for the progressive aspect.

Etymology and related terms: Vaciar comes from Latin vacāre, meaning to be empty or to make empty. Related Spanish forms include vacío (empty), vacante (vacant), and compounds such as vaciamiento. In English, the cognate vacate shares the same Latin origin.

See also: Vaciar, Vacío, Vacante, Vaciamiento.