deixamos

Deixamos is a form of the Portuguese verb deixar. It most commonly appears as the first-person plural present indicative, nós deixamos, meaning "we leave" or "we let." It can also function as the simple past tense (pretérito perfeito) in Brazilian Portuguese, meaning "we left" (nós deixamos); in European Portuguese the past is typically written deixámos, with a diacritic on the a. The word is used transitively, requiring a direct object when referring to leaving something behind, and it is also part of phrases such as deixar de, meaning to stop doing something.

Common uses include leaving a location or object: "Nós deixamos as chaves na mesa" (we left the keys on the table); letting someone go through or enter: "Nós deixamos você entrar" (we let you in). It also appears in idiomatic expressions involving cessation: "deixar de fazer" (to stop doing). When combined with a subordinate verb, deixamos can convey outcomes or permissions, as in "Deixamos passar" (we allowed/let it go by) or "Deixamos de usar" (we stopped using).

Etymology and related forms: deixar is a Romance language verb with cognates in Spanish (dejar) and Galician (deixar). deixamos is the 1st person plural form across various tenses, with spelling differences between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese for the past tense (deixámos in Portugal vs. deixamos in Brazil). The meaning shifts with context, including leave behind, permit, or cease an activity.

See also: deixar, deixar de.