recusei

Recusei is a verb form in Portuguese, functioning as the first-person singular in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo of the verb recusar. It translates to “I refused” or “I declined” in English and is used to describe a completed act of rejection in the past.

Origin and usage: The verb recusar comes from Latin recusare, meaning to refuse or reject. In modern Portuguese, recusar is a regular -ar verb, so its past tense forms follow the standard pattern for this group. The forms in pretérito perfeito are: eu recusei, tu recusaste, ele recusou, nós recusamos, vós recusastes, eles recusaram. In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, the second person may be expressed as você recusou instead of tu recusaste.

Grammar notes: Recusei specifically denotes a past action of refusal by the speaker. It is commonly used with a direct object or clause describing what was refused, for example: “Eu recusei o convite” (I declined the invitation) or “Eu recusei a proposta” (I rejected the proposal). The present and other tenses of recusar are used to discuss ongoing or future refusals, such as “eu recuso” (I refuse) or “eu vou recusar” (I am going to refuse).

See also: Recusar, Portuguese verbs, Pretérito Perfeito do Indicativo.

Summary: Recusei is the past-tense form meaning I refused, derived from the regular -ar verb recusar, and is used across Portuguese varieties to indicate a completed act of rejection.