permaneça

Permaneça is a Portuguese verb form derived from permanecer, meaning to stay or to remain. It functions as the present subjunctive form for the first and third person singular and is also used as the formal second-person imperative when addressing someone politely (as with você). In practical use, it appears in statements of desire, doubt, or necessity, for example: “Espero que você permaneça.” It can also appear in direct commands such as “Permaneça calmo.”

Etymology traces the word to Latin permanere, from per- (through, thoroughly) and manere (to stay). The meaning carried into Portuguese preserves the sense of continuing to be in a place, state, or condition.

Usage and nuance: Permaneça is common in formal or polite speech, official language, legal contexts, and instructional or guidance texts. It contrasts with the indicative form permanece, which describes habitual or factual staying. The phrase can be paired with adjectives to convey steadiness or composure, as in “Permaneça firme” or “Permaneça atento.”

Conjugation highlights: as a present-subjunctive form, the key endings are: eu permaneça, tu permaneças, você permaneça, nós permaneçamos, vós permaneçais, eles permaneçam. The imperative use with você often mirrors this form, yielding commands such as “Permaneça quieto” in formal address.