vienen

Vienen is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb venir. It translates as "they come" and, with ustedes, "you all come" in many Spanish-speaking regions. Venir is irregular and part of a small group of verbs that show stem and ending changes in the present tense. The full present tense is: yo vengo, tú vienes, él/ella/usted viene, nosotros venimos, vosotros venís (Spain), ellos/ellas/ustedes vienen. The form vienen specifically marks the third-person plural.

In usage, vienen is employed to describe people or things arriving or approaching in the present or near future. Examples: Ellos vienen mañana. ¿De dónde vienen ustedes? Vienen de México. The verb can also appear in expressions related to intention or obligation with venir a: venir a hacer algo (to come to do something).

Etymology and related forms: venir comes from the Latin venire, through Old Spanish venir. It shares a semantic field with other Romance verbs meaning “to come,” and it has several related forms in various tenses and moods, some of which are highly irregular (for example, yo vengo and tú vienes). The present tense forms of venir, including vienen, reflect this irregular pattern and its evolution from Latin.

Dialect and usage notes: In Latin America, ustedes form (vienen) is standard for the plural “you.” In Spain, the informal plural form is vosotros venís, while ustedes (third-person plural) is still venen in many contexts. Overall, venir and its forms like vienen are common in everyday speech and common in expressions indicating arrival, origin, or movement toward the speaker.