quebrais

Quebrais is a verb form in the Portuguese language. It represents the second-person plural present indicative of the verb quebrar when used with the archaic or literary pronoun vós, and can be translated as "you break" in English. In everyday speech, especially in Brazilian Portuguese, the vós form is rarely used, with speakers more commonly employing vocês quebram for the present tense.

Etymology and form: Quebrar comes from the root associated with the noun quebra, meaning a break or rupture. The form quebrar is a regular -ar verb, and quebrar’s vós-conjugation yields quebr a i s in the present indicative, yielding que bras? The standard spelling in most reference grammars is que b ra i s, i.e., que b rai s. This family of forms is primarily of historical, regional, or literary interest rather than a feature of contemporary everyday language.

Usage and context: Quebrais appears chiefly in older texts, religious writings, poetry, or grammars that illustrate Portuguese verb conjugation. It may be encountered in Portugal or in studies of traditional Portuguese, but it is not common in modern colloquial speech. When communication targets a broad audience, speakers use vocês quebram or, in formal European Portuguese, vocês quebram to express the same present-tense idea.

See also: que bar, quebrar, quebra.