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tú callas

are quiet, keep quiet, keep to yourself, silence, shut up

→ callar
call to be quiet, to keep quiet + as you (informal) present-tense verb ending
verb · 2nd-person singular, present tense Rare #52,171
are quiet, keep quiet
SP: ¿Por qué callas?
EN: Why are you so quiet?
keep to yourself
SP: Te callas el secreto.
EN: You keep the secret to yourself.
silence, shut up
SP: Siempre me callas cuando intento hablar.
EN: You always silence me when I try to speak.
Conjugation of callar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second callas —
Third calla —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second callas —
Third calla —

¿Por qué callas?

Why are you staying quiet?

— Ven y mira (1985)

Pues te lo callas.

Well, keep it to yourself, then.

— Los olvidados (1950)

Por qué callas?

Why are you silent?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

¿Por qué me callas?

Why are you telling me to be quiet?

— Vuelven (2017)