ustedes

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish ustedes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /usˈtedes/, [us̪ˈt̪e.d̪es] Hyphenation: us‧te‧des === Pronoun === ustedes (in the plural) you Synonyms: kamo, vosotros, (Ternateño) ustedi, (Ternateño) tedi ==== See also ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Uds., Vds., vds, VV., UU., (text messaging) uds === Etymology === From usted. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /usˈtedes/ [usˈt̪e.ð̞es] IPA(key): (s-aspiration) /usˈtedes/ [u(h)ˈt̪e.ð̞e(h)] IPA(key): (Andalusia) /usˈtedes/ [u(h)ˈt̪(ʰ)e.ð̞e(h) ~ u(h)ˈt̻͡s̪(ʰ)e.ð̞e(h)] Rhymes: -edes Syllabification: us‧te‧des === Pronoun === ustedes m pl or f pl (singular usted, dative les) (Latin America, US, Canary Islands, Western Andalusia, formal in Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines) you (plural), you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye Synonym: vosotros (the most common second-person plural pronoun in mainland Spain, Ceuta, Melilla and the Balearic Islands) ==== Usage notes ==== Functionally, usted and ustedes are second person pronouns, but grammatically, the verbs they govern are conjugated in the third person (in Western Andalusia and the Canary Islands ustedes may also be used with verbs in the second person plural, but this is colloquial, nonstandard, and more common in rural areas, but overall not as common). See Appendix:Spanish pronouns for details. === See also ===