vosotros

Spanish

Etymology

From vos, "you" (plural), from Latin vōs, and otros, "others", plural of otro, from Latin alter, "other". Compare Catalan vosaltres.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /boˈso.tɾos/

Pronoun

vosotros (feminine: vosotras)

1. (informal) you; second person masculine plural personal pronoun.

Usage notes

This pronoun, along with os, is used in Spain & Argentina, except in some southwestern regions of Spain and in most of the Canary Islands. It is completely absent in Latin America, except in written legal language and in religious language.

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