What is the difference between the "tu" form and "vosotros" form?

Question

I don't understand the difference between the two forms. Both mean "you" in English .But how can I distinguish between both?

Answer 1

When southerners came up with "y'all" they were on to something! It is the equivalent of vosotros in English.

Beware that vosotros is only used in Spain and a couple of places in South America. The rest of the Spanish speaking world uses ustedes instead for informal plural you.

P.S. I'm from Lousiana ;-) - Leanahtan, Jan 19, 2011

thank you - BlackStarX, Jan 19, 2011

Answer 2

Vosotros = you all (informal) and is used only in Spain. (Well, it is also used in the Bible even in Latin American countries.)

It has a completely different verb conjugation.

hablar -- habláis /ah-BLICE/

tener -- tenéis /teh-NAYS/

decidir -- decidís /theh-see-THEES/

Note that the stress (in present tense) is always on the last syllable just like in the infinitive. The tú form does not normally stress the last syllable in the present tense.

thank you - BlackStarX, Jan 19, 2011

Answer 3

vosotros = you (plural, Spain), you all

tú = you (sing., most Spanish speaking countries)

Hope that helps

thank you - BlackStarX, Jan 19, 2011

Answer 4

vosotros is "you" plural - like "you all" in English - generally only used in Spain.

thank you - BlackStarX, Jan 19, 2011

Answer 5

Vosotros is confusing because it can also mean singular respectful you, as well as you all, which seems familiar and plural.

Don't confuse voseo and vosotros. They are teo different things! - Noetol, Oct 13, 2013