Deixasteis

Deixasteis is a verb form of deixar, a Portuguese verb meaning to leave or to allow. It is a past tense form used in European Portuguese to address a group in the second person plural, historically corresponding to the vós form in the pretérito perfeito simples (simple past).

In contemporary usage, deixasteis is largely replaced by forms that reflect more common pronouns. The modern standard with the pronoun vocês is deixaram (you all left), and when the archaic or regional vós form is encountered, deixastes is sometimes used in reference to vós in older texts or certain dialects. Because the pronoun vós has fallen out of everyday use in most varieties of Portuguese, deixasteis appears mainly in historical writing, literary contexts, or regional speech.

Relation to other Iberian Romance forms: the Portuguese deixasteis is cognate with the Spanish dejasteis (vosotros form). However, the spelling and standard usage diverge between the two languages, with Portuguese typically maintaining distinct vós forms in older or regional varieties, while Spanish uses vosotros.

Grammatical role: deixAR in the past with second-person plural, indicating a completed action performed by the group. The form is part of a broader paradigm that includes deixaste (tu), deixou (ele/ela), deixamos (nós), deixasteis/deixastes (vós, archaic/regional), deixaram (eles/elas), alongside the modern vocês deixaram.

See also: deixar, pretérito perfeito simples, vós, vocês.