SOS Where ?, How old are you ?, And you ?. These questions confront Quickly Anyone Who comes to Buenos Aires or any other city in the vicinity of Rio del Plata. Even if you are an experienced Spanish speaker May you be surprised When you first hear These pronouns and verb forms. So what in the world is VOS? "VOS" is the second-person singular pronoun - it Replaces the more common pronoun "YOU" that is used in MOST other Spanish-speaking countries. It is the equivalent of the Inglés "YOU" when used to address individual single. VOS Has Its own set of verb conjugations are distinct from Those That Used with other pronouns. For example: Vos're a good person. (Here "sos" Replaces "you're" that is normally used with "YOU") You are a good person. Note that "VOS" is the casual form of address. For Formal Means of addressing individual single use "YOU" the same way it is used in Spain or other Spanish-speaking countries. The use of "VOS" is Referred to as "vos". In Argentina itANDÁ. Here are conjugations in Imperativo Affirmativo for some common irregular verbs. SER IR SABER TÚ sé ve sabe VOS sé andá sabé Note: In Imperativo Negativo VOS is conjugated the same way as “TÚ”. The History of VOS VOS comes from the second person plural pronoun YOU in Latin (also VOS). Around V century the plural form VOS started to be used to address the Roman Emperor as a sign of respect because the Emperor represents the people. Later his use of plural YOU has spread to other social groups as a general form of polite address. Many languages still retain this influence. For example in French the plural VOUS is used to address a single person in a formal way. In Spain and it’s colonies the use of VOS evolved to replace TÚ even in informal contexs such as among friends and family. Thus VOS lost its original purpose as a means of polite address of people in authority. The Spanish aristocracy then came up with a new mode of polite address VUESTRA MERCED which later with time becameabbreviated into the now common USTED. With the rise of USTED as a formal way of address TÚ made a comeback in Spain and regained its original use as a familiar form of YOU. The use of VOS correspondingly declined. However, the countries such as Argentina that were less connected to the Spanish Empire and thus were less influenced by its fashions have retained the use of VOS for the familiar form of address that was common when the country was originally settled. Share the post "What is VOS?"