vosotros and ustedes

Question

vosotros,vosotras and ustedes mean (you).so what's the difference between (vosotras/vosotros) and ustedes? and when can i use each one?

Answer 1

Hey, vosotros/vosotras means you (plural , informal) which means when you talk to a couple of friends you use vosotras if they are all girls and vosotros even if they are 5 girls and a boy

ustedes means you also.. again plural but formal so when you talk to the people in a meeting you need to use ustedes and gender isn't important with ustedes

EDIT : Thanks for reminding me Guillermo2. And in Latin America vosotros/vosotras don't exist. They use ustedes ( and its conjugation) to say you (plural)

If a man wants to study midwivery, he does not become a midhusband after all. - lazarus1907, Aug 18, 2010

and what's the point? :D - culé, Aug 18, 2010

There is no formal and informal difference. "Vosotros" is used in Spain" and "ustedes" in Latin America. - 00e657d4, Aug 18, 2010

Thanks I forgot to mention about that. in Latin America it's like that, but in spain Ustedes is formal. - culé, Aug 18, 2010

Answer 2

The answer about familiar and polite above is correct. However, I've also been told that vosotros is not used in South and Central America. They use only ustedes as the plural form of you, whether polite or familiar. The vosotros form is used in Spain.

Answer 3

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