votasteis

Votasteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb votar, meaning "you all voted." It is used with the pronoun vosotros (and vosotras) to describe a completed act of voting in the past.

Usage: In Spain, votasteis is common in everyday speech, literature, and journalism when addressing a group informally. In most of Latin America, the pronoun vosotros is not used; instead ustedes is used, and the corresponding past tense is votaron (ustedes votaron). Consequently, votasteis is largely regional to Spain, though it may appear in historical or regional texts outside Spain.

Formation: votar is a regular -ar verb. The preterite for vosotros is formed by removing -ar and adding -asteis: votar → votasteis. Example: Ayer vosotros votasteis en la asamblea. ¿Qué votasteis en las elecciones?

Related forms: voto (noun; a vote), votación (vote, poll), votar (infinitive), votando (gerund). Etymology: votar comes from Latin votare, related to voto "vote" or votum "vow."