Aproveitas

Aproveitas is a Portuguese verb form meaning you take advantage of or you make use of something. It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb aproveitar, and it is commonly used with the subject pronoun tu in European Portuguese and in varieties where tu is still used. In Brazilian Portuguese, the corresponding form for informal tu can also appear in regions that maintain that pronoun, though in many settings apenas aproveitas is less frequent and você aproveita is standard.

The core sense of aproveitar, and by extension aproveitas, is to use something in a beneficial, practical, or timely way. It can describe making efficient use of time, resources, or opportunities. The expression can carry positive connotations when applied to productive use, but it may acquire a pejorative nuance when paired with healthier or ethical concerns, for example in the reflexive form aproveitar-se de alguém, meaning to take advantage of someone in a manipulative way.

Grammar and usage notes: apart from the present indicative, aproveitas appears in other tenses and moods according to Portuguese conjugation patterns (eu aproveito, tu aproveitas, ele aproveita, nós aproveitamos, eles aproveitam). The verb can combine with prepositions to form related expressions such as aproveitar o tempo (to make the most of time) and aproveitar oportunidades (to seize opportunities). Related nouns include aproveitamento (the act of making use of) and proveito (benefit or use).

Originating from the base verbo aproveitar, aproveitas is part of a common set of expressions about utility, benefit, and efficiency in the Portuguese lexicon.