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Vosotros sois unos estudiantes muy inteligentes.

Vosotros sois unos estudiantes muy inteligentes.
You are some very smart students.
From Lesson 5:Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Vosotros sois unos estudiantes muy inteligentes.

ser
to be
inteligente
intelligent
vosotros
you all
el estudiante
the student
un
a, an, some
muy
very

Questions & Answers about Vosotros sois unos estudiantes muy inteligentes.

Why do we use unos in this sentence?
Unos is the plural masculine indefinite article, meaning "some". Since we are talking about a plural group of estudiantes (students), we use unos instead of the singular un (a/an).
Is estudiantes always masculine, or could we say unas estudiantes?
The word estudiante is used for both masculine and feminine. If you are talking to a group of all female students, you would say unas estudiantes. Because this sentence uses unos, we know the group is either all male or a mixed group of males and females.
Why doesn't the adjective inteligentes end in -os to match the masculine unos estudiantes?
Adjectives that end in -e in their singular form (like inteligente) do not change their ending based on gender. To make them plural, you just add an -s. So, inteligentes is the exact same for both masculine and feminine groups!
I previously learned that "you are" is tú eres or ustedes son. When do I use Vosotros sois?
Vosotros sois means "you all are" or "you guys are". Vosotros is the informal plural "you" used specifically in Spain. In Latin America, you would use ustedes son instead, but in Spain, vosotros is the standard way to address a group of friends, peers, or people you know informally.

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