Trabalhes

Trabalhes is a verb form in Portuguese. It is the second person singular present subjunctive of the verb trabalhar, used in contexts that require the subjunctive mood—often after expressions of doubt, desire, necessity, or after conjunctions such as que, para que, quando, or a clause implying contingency. An example is: É importante que tu trabalhes com dedicação. In Brazilian Portuguese, this form is less common in everyday speech, where speakers typically use você trabalhe, but in European Portuguese, the tu-trabalhes form remains standard in formal or traditional contexts.

Etymology and meaning: The verb trabalhar comes from Latin tripaliare, related to tripalium, a device historically used to cause labor or torture. From this root, the sense shifted through Romance languages toward modern meanings of exertion and work. The noun trabalho (work) shares the same origin.

Conjugation overview: Trabalhar is a regular -ar verb. In the present indicative: eu trabalho, tu trabalhas, ele trabalha, nós trabalhamos, vós trabalhais, eles trabalham. In the present subjunctive: que eu trabalhe, que tu trabalhes, que ele trabalhe, que nós trabalhemos, que vós trabalheis, que eles trabalhem. The imperative forms include trabalha (tu) and trabalhe (você), with appropriate forms for nós and vocês.

Usage notes: As a subjunctive form, trabalhhes typically appears within dependent clauses introduced by a trigger word or phrase expressing doubt, possibility, or obligation. It is more common in European Portuguese for informal subjects like tu, while Brazilian usage often substitutes with the corresponding indicative or the você form in practice.