Excluí

Excluí is a verb form in Portuguese. It represents the first-person singular of the pretérito perfeito simples (simple past) of the verb excluir, meaning to exclude, delete, or omit. The acute accent on í marks the stressed syllable in this past-tense form.

Etymology and meaning: The verb excluir comes from Latin excludere, formed by ex- “out” and cludere “to close.” In Portuguese, excluir carries the sense of shutting out or separating something from a group, list, or set.

Conjugation notes: Excluir is an -ir verb with standard past-tense endings, with some orthographic nuance. The preterite forms include: eu excluí, tu excluístes, ele/ela excluiu, nós excluímos, vós excluístes, eles/elas excluíram. The form excluí is specifically the first-person singular past tense; present forms include eu excluo, tu excluis, ele exclui, nós excluímos, vós excluíeis, eles excluem.

Usage and context: Excluí is used to indicate a completed action of excluding something in the past. It is common in formal writing, journalism, and data-related contexts where items are being removed or filtered.

Examples: "Eu excluí aquele item da lista." "Ontem, eu excluí várias entradas duplicadas no banco de dados." The opposite concept is incluir.

See also: excluir, incluir, remoção, lista.