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Vecinos, junten las hojas secas.

Vecinos, junten las hojas secas.
Neighbors, gather the dry leaves.
From Lesson 129:Plural formal commands·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Vecinos, junten las hojas secas.

seco
dry
el vecino
the neighbor
juntar
to gather
la hoja
the leaf

Questions & Answers about Vecinos, junten las hojas secas.

Why is it junten and not juntan?
Because this is a command! To tell a group of people (ustedes) to do something, regular -ar verbs swap their normal ending for -en. If you said juntan, it would just be a statement meaning 'they gather' or 'you all gather' instead of an instruction.
What is the original verb for junten?
It comes from juntar, which is a regular -ar verb meaning to gather, collect, or put together.
Do I need to include the word ustedes for this command?
No, you don't need to say ustedes. The -en ending on junten already makes it clear that you are giving a command to a group of people. Adding ustedes isn't necessary unless you really want to emphasize who you are talking to.
Why does secas come after hojas and end in -as?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives like secas (dry) usually go immediately after the noun they describe. It ends in -as because it has to match the feminine plural noun las hojas.

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