vengáis

Vengáis is a Spanish verb form used as the second-person plural present subjunctive of the verb venir (to come). In this mood and person, it appears in subordinate clauses after expressions that require the subjunctive, or in negative and affirmative commands addressed to a group of people familiar to the speaker in Spain. The standard paradigm for venir in the present subjunctive is: venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan. Therefore, vengáis corresponds to the vosotros form.

It is important not to confuse vengáis with the present subjunctive form of vencer or vengar. For the verb vengar (to avenge), the correct vosotros form in the present subjunctive is venguéis, not vengáis. The form vengáis is specifically tied to venir, not to vengar.

Usage and regional variation: in Spain, where the vosotros form is common, vengáis is regularly used in sentences like Espero que vengáis a la reunión mañana (I hope you all come to the meeting tomorrow) or No vengáis sin avisar (Do not come without notice). In Latin American Spanish, where ustedes is preferred over vosotros, the corresponding form to use with ustedes is vengan (for both affirmative and negative contexts).

Etymology and note: vengáis derives from the irregular stem ven- of venir, which itself comes from Latin venire. The present subjunctive form is irregular relative to the regular -ar subjunctive endings, reflecting the historic irregularity of venir.

See also: venir, vengar, subjuntivo, concordancia de sujeto.