estudas

Estudas is a verb form found in Iberian Romance languages, most notably Galician and some Portuguese varieties, meaning you study. It is the second-person singular present indicative form of the verb estudar, which in English is to study. The form is used when addressing a single person in informal or familiar context. The infinitive estudar and its derived present-tense forms share a common Latin origin: studēre.

In its diachronic development, the -ar verb family in these languages often uses -as for the second-person singular present tense, yielding estudas as the form used to address “you study.” Related forms include eu estudo (I study), ele estuda (he studies), nós estudamos (we study). Regional and historical variation may produce slight differences in spelling or pronunciation, but estudas is widely understood where the verb is used.

Cognates appear across Romance languages: Spanish estudias and Portuguese estudas. The word is not a separate lexical item in most dictionaries; rather it is a conjugated form of estudar. The pronunciation and stress may vary by dialect, but the basic meaning remains the same: the act of studying by the person being addressed.

Usage notes: Estudas appears in everyday speech and informal writing to express ongoing or general study activity. It is appropriate in statements like “Estudas todas as manhãs” or in questions such as “Estudas hoje?” The form may be combined with pronouns or clitics depending on sentence structure.

See also: Estudar; Estudo; Estudante.