envolvias

Envolvias is the conjugated form of the Portuguese verb envolver, specifically the second-person singular imperfect indicative. It expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the past, roughly translating to “you were wrapping” or “you used to wrap.” The infinitive envolver comes from Latin involvere, meaning “to wrap” or “to involve,” from in- “in” + volvere “to roll.”

In modern usage, envolvias appears mainly in European Portuguese and in dialects where the pronoun tu is common. In Brazilian Portuguese, speakers more often use você envolvia instead of tu envolvias, reflecting regional variations in pronoun usage. The imperfect tense conveys repeated or continuous past action and is common in narrative or descriptive writing.

Examples include: “Antes, tu envolvias o presente com papel colorido.” or “Ela lembrou como tu envolvias as caixas com fita adesiva.” As a conjugated verb form, envolvias is not a standalone noun and is not used as a proper name; misreading it as a noun can occur in uncontextual text, but grammatically it remains a verb form within a sentence. See also envolver, Portuguese verbs, and conjugation.