Intimidaste

Intimidaste is the second-person singular simple past form of the verb intimidar in Spanish and in European Portuguese, meaning you intimidated. It is used to describe a completed action of intimidation directed at someone in the past. In Spanish, intimidar is a regular verb in the preterite: yo intimidé, tú intimidaste, él/ella intimidó, nosotros intimidamos, vosotros intimidasteis, ellos/ellas intimidaron. Therefore, phrases such as “tú intimidaste a tu oponente” follow this pattern.

In Portuguese, the form likewise represents the tu preterite for the verb intimidar. The use varies by dialect: in many contexts Brazilian Portuguese would typically render the past with “você intimidou,” but in regions that use the second-person singular tu form, “tu intimidaste” is correct, carrying the same meaning “you intimidated.” Across both languages, the form conveys a past incident of intimidation rather than a present action.

The term is not a standalone English word; in English-language texts it may appear only as part of bilingual material or when quoting a Spanish or Portuguese sentence. Etymologically, intimidar/intimidar share roots with the Latin intimidare, related to the concept of making someone feel fear or awe.

Usage notes emphasize that the word’s interpretation depends on the surrounding pronoun and dialect. Examples illustrate past tense assertions in each language. See also intimidate, intimidation, and the conjugation patterns of intimidar/intimidar.