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Vosotros tenéis tos y fiebre.

Vosotros tenéis tos y fiebre.
You all have a cough and a fever.
From Lesson 65:The Human Body: Legs and Health·Spanish (Spain)

Breakdown of Vosotros tenéis tos y fiebre.

y
and
vosotros
you all
tener
to have
la fiebre
the fever
la tos
the cough

Questions & Answers about Vosotros tenéis tos y fiebre.

Why doesn't the Spanish sentence use the word for "a" before "cough" and "fever"?
In Spanish, when talking about common symptoms or illnesses like a cough (tos) or a fever (fiebre), you usually do not use the indefinite article "a" (un or una). You simply say that you have the symptom itself.
Who exactly is being addressed with Vosotros?
Vosotros is the informal plural "you" used in Spain. You use it when talking to a group of friends, family, or children. In formal situations in Spain, or anywhere in Latin America, you would use ustedes instead.
Why is there an accent mark on the "e" in tenéis?
The accent mark tells you to put the spoken emphasis on that part of the word (te-NÉIS). In the present tense, almost all vosotros verb forms have an accent mark on the final syllable.
Do I have to include the word Vosotros when I speak?
No, it is optional. Because the verb form tenéis only ever matches with vosotros, the listener already knows who you mean. A native speaker would very often just drop it and say Tenéis tos y fiebre.

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