ustedes

Spanish

Etymology

From usted

Alternative forms

• Uds.
• Vds.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /us.'te.ðes/

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Pronoun

ustedes m, f , pl

1. (formal in Spain) you (plural); plural form of usted
2. (Latin America, Canary Islands, Western Andalusia) you (plural)

Usage notes

Functionally, usted and ustedes are second person pronouns, but grammatically, the verbs they govern are conjugated in the third person. This however does not apply to (1.2) in Western Andalusia, where it is conjugated in the second person. See Appendix:Spanish pronouns for details

See also

    Spanish pronouns

First person: singular: yo, mí, me plural: nosotros, nosotras, nos Second person: tuteo: tú, ti, te voseo: vos, te formal: usted, ustedes, le, les familiar plural: vosotros, vosotras, ustedes, os, les

Third person: masculine: él, ellos, lo, le, los, les feminine: ella, ellas, la, le, las, les neuter: ello, lo, le Demonstrative: este, esta, esto, estos, estas ese, esa, eso, esos, esas aquel, aquella, aquello, aquellos, aquellas