envolveis

Envolveis is a Portuguese verb form that functions as the second-person plural present indicative of the verb envolver. This form is primarily used in European Portuguese and corresponds to the “you all involve” sense. In Brazilian Portuguese, the common equivalent is vocês envolvem, as the vós forms are less frequently used.

Etymology and meaning: envolver comes from Latin involvere, meaning to wrap in or to envelop. Over time, its meaning expanded from the physical act of wrapping to broader senses such as surrounding, enclosing, or including someone or something in a situation or process. The form envolveis inherits this range of uses.

Usage and transitivity: the verb envolver is transitive and can take a direct object or a reflexive or figurative sense. In physical wrapping, you might envolve an object with material (envelopar in English: wrap). In the figurative sense, it can mean to involve people, factors, or elements in a task or argument (to involve someone in a project, to surround a topic with considerations).

Conjugation note: the present indicative forms of envolver include eu envolvo, tu envolves, ele envolve, nós envolvemos, vós envolveis, eles envolvem. Although vós forms are still used in some regions, many speakers in Brazil would use vocês envolvem instead of a corresponding verb form with vós.

Examples: Vós envolveis o presente com papel colorido. Ele envolve várias partes do projeto para garantir que tudo funcione. Envolver can also be used in its reflexive form: envolver-se in comuns expressões como envolver-se em uma discussão.