Encaixasteis

Encaixasteis is the second-person plural pretérito perfeito of the Portuguese verb encaixar. It denotes that the subject “you all” completed the action of fitting, placing, or slotting something into a space in the past. The form is characteristic of Iberian Portuguese and is rarely used in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, where voces encaixaram is standard.

Encaixar comes from the idea of fitting something into a space or container, originally in the sense of placing parts inside a caixa (box) or into a slot. The verb’s meanings extend from literal acts of fitting objects to figurative uses such as arranging items within a plan, adjusting a component to a space, or integrating someone into a system or schedule. The reflexive form encaixar-se can also mean to fit in or to adapt oneself.

Grammatically, encaixar is a regular -ar verb. Pretérito perfeito forms are: eu encaixei, tu encaixaste, ele encaixou, nós encaixámos, vós encaixastes, eles encaixaram.

Usage notes: the vós forms, including encaixasteis, are common in Portugal and in formal or literary contexts, but are largely absent in everyday Brazilian Portuguese. In daily use across Brazilian Portuguese, the corresponding past tense is voces encaixaram. The phrase can appear in mechanical, carpentry, organizational, or scheduling contexts, as well as in figurative language about fitting ideas or people into a plan.

Example: Vós encaixastes as peças no painel com cuidado. In Brazilian Portuguese: Vocês encaixaram as peças no painel.