A question about comer verb conjugation.

Question

I do not live in Spain. And I only want to learn Latin American Spanish. Could I use "Comen" instead of "Coméis" For third person plural "You all eat"

I'm trying to learn "Los Verbos" (¡Es muy dificil!)

It is third person plural. - annierats, Jul 4, 2012

Enfócate en la tercera persona del plural para expresar "yall" ...pero toma en cuenta 'vosotros' en caso de que necesites saberla. -áis -éis -ís - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012

Answer 1

Yes you can. Comen means they eat/you all (formal) eat.

Thanks! I learned so much about verbs today! - Snowleopard, Jul 4, 2012

Answer 2

You are right in thinking that the vosotros forms for the second person plural (informal) are rarely used outside of Spain. These forms for "you all" are normally replaced by using the "ustedes" conjugation, or "comen".

I would caution you that while the vosotros form is not generally used in conversation outside of Spain, you find it quite a bit in writing, especially in translated books. You should at least have a working knowlege of vosotros if you want to be truly well-based in Spanish.

Okay thats great! Thanks for the heads up! - Snowleopard, Jul 4, 2012

-áis -éis -ís = you all (en España). Cualquier otra parte del mundo la gente usa la tercera persona del plural. Fin. - ruiseñor, Jul 4, 2012

Answer 3

I'm sorry I have to ask such a stupid question. But you guys disabled the chat. =(