concedeste

Concedeste is a verb form used in Portuguese and Galician, representing the second-person singular pretérito perfeito (simple past) of the verb conceder, meaning to grant or to concede. In contemporary Brazilian Portuguese, the Tu form is less common in everyday speech, where você concedeu is more frequently used, but concedeste remains standard in European Portuguese and in more formal or literary contexts. The form is also found in Galician as the second-person singular past tense of conceder.

Etymology and forms: Conceder comes from Latin concedere, literally “to yield, to grant,” from con- (together, with) and cedere (to go, yield). The full Portuguese conjugation in the pretérito perfeito for indicative is: eu concedi, tu concedeste, ele concedeu, nós concedemos, vós concedestes, eles concederam. Other tenses and moods use related forms such as concedo (present), concedeu (third person singular past), and concederam (third person plural past). In Galician, the verb has a similar meaning and a closely related conjugation, with dialectal variations.

Usage: Concedeste is typically employed to state a completed act of granting or permitting in the past. It can describe permissions, benefits, licenses, or concessions that were given. It is more common in formal, literary, or historical registers and in texts that preserve traditional or regional Portuguese usage. Example: Tu concedeste a licença, e assim o projeto pôde prosseguir. Another example: Se concedeste o pedido, poderíamos avançar.

See also: Conceder, concesión. The term emphasizes a completed act of granting and is closely linked to related forms in the same verb family across Portuguese-speaking varieties.