vósconjugation

Vósconjugation refers to the set of verb inflections used with the second-person plural pronoun vós. This form of conjugation is a feature of several Romance languages and their historical varieties, most notably European Portuguese and Galician. The term is used in linguistic discussions to describe how verbs change to agree with the subject vós, distinguishing these forms from other plural pronouns such as vocês, vostedes, or vos.

In Portuguese, vós forms have a long historical presence but are largely confined today to literary, religious, or regional speech. In everyday modern European Portuguese, the pronoun vós is often replaced by vocês, and the corresponding verb endings are uncommon outside formal or historical contexts. Galician retains vós more prominently than Portuguese, though it too coexists with other second-person plural forms in many dialects.

The vós-conjugation typically exhibits endings that differ from the second-person plural forms used with other pronouns. These endings vary by tense and mood (present, past, future, subjunctive) and by verb class (such as -ar, -er, -ir verbs). Because of regional and historical variation, the exact paradigm is language- and period-specific, making it a focal point in studies of Iberian Romance phonology and morphology.

In usage, the vós form is often encountered in liturgical prayers, classical literature, and certain regional speech varieties. It serves as a notable example of how pronoun choice conditions verb inflection in Romance languages and sheds light on historical grammar and language change.