vosotros

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From vós +‎ otros; cognate with Spanish vosotros.

Pronoun

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vosotros m pl

  1. you (the group being addressed)

Synonyms

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  • (subject pronoun: the group being addressed): vós

Spanish

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Etymology

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From older vos (you) (plural), from Latin vōs, and otros (others), plural of otro, from Latin alter (other). Compare Galician vosoutros, Catalan vosaltres, Occitan vosautres, French vous autres, Italian voialtri, Portuguese vós Sicilian vuiautri.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈsotɾos/ [boˈso.t̪ɾos]
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  • Rhymes: -otɾos
  • Syllabification: vo‧so‧tros

Pronoun

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vosotros (feminine vosotras)

  1. (regional, chiefly Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines) you; second person masculine plural personal pronoun
    Synonym: ustedes

Usage notes

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  • The use of this pronoun, along with os, in ordinary spoken language is confined to the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, and Spain, excluding southwestern regions of Spain and most of the Canary Islands. Elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world, it is found only in oratory, legal and religious language. However, Andalucia uses its associated verb forms with Ustedes.

See also

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Further reading

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