refizeste

Refizeste is a verb form in Portuguese, specifically the second-person singular pretérito perfeito do indicativo of refazer. It means “you redid” or “you have redone” in a simple past sense when the subject is the informal pronoun tu. This form is most commonly used with the second-person singular pronoun tu in European Portuguese and in some Brazilian dialects; in much of Brazilian Portuguese, speakers use você (third-person singular) rather than tu, which would yield refez.

Refazer is a compound verb built from the prefix re- (again) and the verb fazer (to do, to make). The pretérito perfeito forms of refazer reflect the regular, though prefix-altered, pattern for this verb: eu refiz, tu refizeste, ele/ela refez, nós refizemos, vós refizestes, eles/elas refizeram. This means refizeste is the expected form for the second-person singular in the past.

Usage notes: tu forms like refizeste are common in Portugal and in some Brazilian contexts, but many Brazilian speakers prefer você refez, using the third-person form refez with the pronoun você. The choice between tu and você can indicate regional, social, or formal differences. In formal writing or broader audience contexts, the third-person forms (ele/ela refez, eles/elas refizeram) are often used regardless of spoken dialect.

See also: refazer, fazer, and the broader discussion of Portuguese verb conjugation patterns.