Os....what does it mean?

[johne]

"OS". I came across this word in my daily reading yesterday and I am having trouble getting a clear answer as to its' usage. Could you give me a little help? TIA.

 

[Chirimoya]

"OS". I came across this word in my daily reading yesterday and I am having trouble getting a clear answer as to its' usage. Could you give me a little help? TIA.

It's the pronoun for vosotros, but in Latin America, you'll never hear it. Ustedes is used for both formal and informal second-person plural.

For example, with the verb ir - to go:
(Yo) Me voy - I'm going
(Tú) Te vas - You (informal) are going
(Usted) Se va - You (formal) are going
(El/ella) Se va - S/he's going
(Vosotros) Os vais - You (informal plural) are going
(Ustedes) Se van - You (plural formal) are going
(Ellos/ellas) Se van - They're going

In Latin America, including the DR, you'll only hear people say 'se van'. It's only used in Spain.

 

[Marianopolita]

@Chirimoya


The verb is irse not ir thus the conjugations with pronouns me voy, te vas, se va etc.

Irse = to leave

Ir= to go


* not the same meaning.

 

[bob saunders]

Except they use it in Costa Rica

 

[Marianopolita]

Except they use it in Costa Rica

No, that is vos. Different pronoun, meaning and usage. Not only in Costa Rica but in various Latin American countries.

 

[johne]

It's the pronoun for vosotros, but in Latin America, you'll never hear it. Ustedes is used for both formal and informal second-person plural.

For example, with the verb ir - to go:
(Yo) Me voy - I'm going
(Tú) Te vas - You (informal) are going
(Usted) Se va - You (formal) are going
(El/ella) Se va - S/he's going
(Vosotros) Os vais - You (informal plural) are going
(Ustedes) Se van - You (plural formal) are going
(Ellos/ellas) Se van - They're going

In Latin America, including the DR, you'll only hear people say 'se van'. It's only used in Spain.

Got it. No wonder that the person I asked in my house said that's "not Spanish" lol. One word with only two letters can start WWW3 in the DR

 

[bob saunders]

"OS". I came across this word in my daily reading yesterday and I am having trouble getting a clear answer as to its' usage. Could you give me a little help? TIA.

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