Incluais

Incluais is a verb form of the Portuguese verb incluir, used as the second person plural present subjunctive in European Portuguese. In this form, the phrase would appear in subordinate clauses after verbs of doubt, wish, necessity, or emotion, for example: “É importante que vós incluais todas as opções.” The form does not function as a standalone assertion but as part of a larger verbal construction.

Grammatically, incluir belongs to the regular -ir verb group. The present subjunctive endings for the segunda pessoa do plural in this group yield incluais (i.e., incluais). This contrasts with the more common Brazilian Portuguese usage, where the second person plural is usually replaced by vocês, yielding incluam in the present subjunctive.

Usage and regional variation: incluais is characteristic of the formal and traditional European Portuguese style that uses the pronoun vós. In contemporary writing and speech in much of Portugal and other Lusophone communities, vós is comparatively rare, and incluais may appear mainly in formal, archaic, or regional contexts. The modern standard for the vocês form would typically be incluam in the present subjunctive.

Etymology: incluir derives from Latin includere, meaning to enclose or to include, through the evolution of Portuguese verb formation. The form incluais reflects the preserved vós paradigm in the present subjunctive.

See also: incluir, conjugation of Portuguese verbs, Portuguese grammar, vós pronoun.