vivís

Vivís is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb vivir, used in the present indicative. It denotes the second-person action “you live” and appears in two related but dialectally distinct grammatical systems: as the second-person singular form in voseo varieties and as the second-person plural form in the standard vosotros form of Spain. In practice, vivís translates to “you live” in both contexts, with the pronoun determining the exact subject.

In voseo regions, notably Argentina, Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay and Central America, the form vos vivís is used to address a familiar singular you. In Spain and other regions that maintain the vosotros paradigm, the same orthographic form vivís is used as the second-person plural present indicative, as in vosotros vivís. Thus, the form is identical in writing, but the implied pronoun and regional usage differ.

Orthography and pronunciation are notable for the accent on the í, which marks the stressed syllable in this verb form. This characteristic is common in the second-person plural vosotros and in vos forms across several verb classes in present indicative.

Etymologically, vivís derives from the verb vivir, which comes from the Latin vivere. The present tense endings for vos or vosotros in this mood produce the characteristic -ís ending in the second person, hence the form vivís.

In summary, vivís is a present indicative form of vivir used with vos in voseo dialects and with vosotros in Spain, both meaning “you live.” Its usage reflects regional variation in Spanish pronoun systems.