Encaixais

Encaixais is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb encaixar, meaning to fit, to slot, or to place pieces into a space or frame. It can refer to a literal action, such as fitting parts together, or a figurative one, such as arranging elements to align with a plan or situation. In standard European Portuguese, encaixais is used when addressing more than one person (you all fit). In contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, the common form for the second person plural is vocês encaixam, since vós is rarely used in Brazil; however, encaixais appears in older texts and in formal European Portuguese.

Conjugation and usage follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs. In the present indicative, the forms are: eu encaixo, tu encaixas, ele/ela encaixa, nós encaixamos, vós encaixais, eles/elas encaixam. Beyond the present, encaixar has the full range of tenses and moods like other regular -ar verbs, with endings that align to standard Portuguese conjugation rules. The verb is transitive and commonly used with direct objects, as in encaixar as peças, encaixar itens numa gaveta, or encaixar uma ideia numa explicação.

Etymology and related forms: encaixar derives from caixar (to box, to fit) with the prefix en-, conveying the sense of placing into a position or space. Related forms include encaixado (placed into position), encaixamento (the act of fitting), and the reflexive encaixar-se, meaning to fit in or to adapt oneself to a situation.

See also: encaixado, encaixamento, encaixar-se.