Continuais

Continuais is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb continuar, used with the pronoun vós. It translates to “you all continue” in English. The form is part of the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs in European Portuguese and is typically encountered in formal, literary, or historical contexts rather than in everyday modern speech.

Grammatical notes

- verb: continuar (to continue)

- person/number: second-person plural

- mood/tense: indicative present

- pronoun association: commonly paired with vós (you all); in contemporary practice, vós is less frequent, and speakers often use vocês with a third-person plural form instead.

Usage and regional variation

- European Portuguese: continuais can be used in written or formal spoken language, especially when the pronoun vós is employed or invoked for stylistic reasons.

- Brazilian Portuguese: the corresponding ordinary form is vocês continuam and, in informal speech, vocês continuam is more common than any vós form; continuar as a second-person plural is less typical in contemporary Brazil.

- Overall, continuais is regarded as formal or archaic in many modern contexts, though it remains correct and recognizable in the appropriate regional or stylistic setting.

Example

Vós continuais a estudar todos os dias, mesmo diante dos obstáculos. (You all continue studying every day, even in the face of obstacles.)

See also

continuação, conjugação portuguesa, vós, continuar.