Acresceste

Acresceste is a verb form in Portuguese, functioning as the second-person singular pretérito perfeito simples of the verb acrescer. It translates to “you increased” or “you added to increase,” depending on the context. The verb means to grow in quantity, amount, or degree, and can be used with a direct object to indicate an increase in something.

Etymology and status: acrescer comes from Latin accrescere, meaning to grow or increase, with the Portuguese form preserving a prefixal development from ad- plus crescere. In modern Portuguese, acrescer is more common in formal or written language, while in many everyday Brazilian varieties speakers tend to use synonyms such as aumentar or acrescentar in past contexts. The form acresceste is typical in European Portuguese and in Brazilian texts that preserve the tu form.

Conjugation notes: the key related forms include eu acresci, tu acresceste, ele acresceu, nós acrescemos, vós acrescestes, eles acresceram for the pretérito perfeito. In the present tense: eu acresço, tu acresces, ele acresce, nós acrescemos, vós acresceis, eles acrescem. The form acresceste is especially encountered when the pronoun tu is used, and represents a direct past action of increasing or adding.

Usage examples: Tu acresceste o número de participantes no relatório. O orçamento acresceu após as negociações. In Brazil, with você as the standard second-person pronoun, the corresponding past tense is acresceu, not acresceste.

See also: acrescer, aumentar, acrescentar.