mantiveste

Mantiveste is a Portuguese verb form that corresponds to the second person singular in the pretérito perfeito simples (simple past) of manter, meaning to maintain or to keep. It is used when addressing someone informally as “tu” and translates to “you kept” or “you maintained” in English.

Conjugation and related forms: mantiveste is the past-tense tu-form of manter. The full simple past conjugation for this verb in the indicative mood is: eu mantive, tu mantiveste, ele manteve, nós mantivemos, vós mantivestes, eles mantiveram. Other tenses and moods have different endings, but mantiveste specifically marks the second person singular in the past.

Usage notes: The tu-form is common in European Portuguese and in regional varieties of Brazilian Portuguese that preserve the tú form; in much of Brazilian Portuguese, the second-person past is typically rendered with você manteve (you kept). Mantiveste may appear in formal writing, literary dialogue, or regional speech, and it is frequently encountered in historical or narrative contexts to reflect a character’s speech.

Examples:

- Ontem, mantiveste a promessa que fizeste. (Yesterday, you kept the promise you made.)

- Mesmo sob pressão, mantiveste a calma. (Even under pressure, you maintained your composure.)

See also: manter (verb); Portuguese verb conjugation; pretérito perfeito simples.