concordaste

Concordaste is a verb-form used in Spanish and Portuguese, representing the second-person singular preterite (past simple) of the verb concordar, which means to agree or be in agreement. As a grammatical form, concordaste translates to “you agreed” in English and is used when addressing a single informal you in past-tense statements. In both languages, this form appears in written and formal speech as well as in narrative past contexts.

In Spanish, concordar is a regular -ar verb, and the second-person singular preterite is concordaste. For example: Ayer concordaste con la propuesta. In Portuguese, concordar is also regular, and tu concordaste or você concordou are common ways to express the same idea depending on the regional variant. An example is: Ontem tu concordaste com a decisão.

Etymologically, concordar derives from Latin con- (together, with) and cor, cordis (heart), related to the concept of harmony or agreement, which is preserved in the modern sense of concordar and concordancia. The term concordaste thus carries the sense of having come to a harmony or agreement in a past moment.

Usage notes: concordaste is more likely to appear in written registers or formal narration in some dialects, and in many modern contexts speakers may prefer alternative forms such as acordaste (Spanish) or você concordou (Portuguese). The form is strongly tied to the broader family of cognates around concordia, harmony, and agreement.

See also: concordar, concordancia, concordia, concordance.