I understand that pronouns can be left out and the subject is determined by the context of the sentence. I am not very familiar with Castillian, so can "vosotros" be left out in the above sentence and still be grammatically correct?
The Spanish verb pensar (to think) is semi-regular since its stem changes in some forms in El Presente but it has the same regular endings as other regular ‑ar verbs:
| yo | pienso |
| tú | piensas |
| él / ella / Ud. | piensa |
| nosotros / nosotras |
pensamos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
pensáis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | piensan |
The first vowel -e- in the stem becomes -ie- except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Yo pienso en tí todo el tiempo.
I think about you all the time.
Tú piensas demasiado.
You think too much.
Ella piensa muy despacio.
She thinks very slowly.
Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
We're thinking about the political situation of the country.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
What do you think about this?
Ellos piensan en el trabajo constantemente.
They think about work constantly.
See also:
List of Common Spanish stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
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Nosotros pensamos sobre la situación política del país.
We're thinking about the political situation of the country.
Tú piensas demasiado.
You think too much.
Yo pienso en tí todo el tiempo.
I think about you all the time.
Ellos piensan en el trabajo constantemente.
They think about work constantly.
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
What do you think about this?
Ella piensa muy despacio.
She thinks very slowly.
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JenspanishlearningKwiziq community member
Vosotros
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
Asked 10 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Jen
Yes, you can omit the pronoun. In fact we tend to do that and use it only when it is necessary to clarify who the subject is or just for emphasis. You could say: ¿Qué pensáis sobre este tema?
Gracias y un saludo
Inma
StuartKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hola Inma,
Could you also say ¿Qué pensáis sobre esto?
Gracias - ¡me encanta el Kwiziq!
Vosotros
¿Qué pensáis vosotros sobre este tema?
I understand that pronouns can be left out and the subject is determined by the context of the sentence. I am not very familiar with Castillian, so can "vosotros" be left out in the above sentence and still be grammatically correct?
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