Enfeitas

Enfeitas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb enfeitar, which means to adorn or decorate. In grammatical terms, it is the form used with the informal tú pronoun in dialects that preserve this distinction, and it marks the action of “you adorn” in the present tense.

Usage and regional variation: The form enfeitas is more common in European Portuguese and in regional varieties where the tú form remains standard. In Brazilian Portuguese, where the pronoun você is predominant and treated grammatically as third-person singular, the corresponding present tense form is enfeita (you adorn). Both forms share the same lexical meaning, but their distribution depends on the pronoun system of the variety being spoken.

Examples: Tu enfeitas a sala com cortinas novas. (You adorn the living room with new curtains.) Você enfeita a sala com cortinas novas. (You adorn the living room with new curtains.) The latter construction is the typical Brazilian version; in regions using tu, enfeitas is used with second-person reference.

Etymology and related terms: Enfeitas derives from enfeitar, meaning to adorn, which itself is linked to the noun enfeite (ornament). Related words include enfeitar (to decorate) and enfeite (ornament), as well as other conjugated forms such as enfeita (3rd person singular or tú form in some dialects) and enfeitamos (we adorn).

See also: enfeitar, enfeite, Portuguese verb conjugation.