Possuís

Possuís is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb possuir, meaning to possess. It is used with the pronoun vós, making it characteristic of European Portuguese and older literary texts. In many modern varieties, especially in Brazil, this form is uncommon in everyday speech.

Usage and regional variation. The form pos­suís with vós remains common in formal or archaic contexts in Portugal and some Lusophone communities. In contemporary standard usage outside these contexts, speakers typically express possession with vocês possuem (Brazil) or tu possuis (regional forms in Portugal and parts of Brazil). The vós forms, including possuís, are often found in religious, historical, or stylistic writing.

Etymology and related terms. Possuir derives from Latin possidēre, meaning to possess, related to the noun posseção/posse (possession). The verb shares its semantic field with possessão, possessivo and possessão, reflecting the broader family of words around ownership and control in Portuguese.

Conjugation context. The present indicative forms of possuir borrow regular patterns seen in related -ir verbs in Portuguese: eu possuo, tu possuis, ele possui, nós possuímos, vós possuís, eles possuem. The pronunciation and accent marks reflect standard Portuguese orthography of -uir verbs. Beyond the present, other tenses follow corresponding forms (pretense, imperfect, future) that align with the same stem and affixes, though the vós form remains the most distinctive for possuír.