refutas

Refutas is a term that appears in Spanish and Portuguese as a verb form of refutar, meaning to refute or disprove. It is most commonly encountered as the second-person singular present indicative form, used to address someone informally.

In Spanish, refutas corresponds to the informal subject tú, as in “Tú refutas sus argumentos.” In Portuguese, refutas is the second-person singular present indicative of refutar; it is used in some dialects with the informal tu, as in “Tu refutas os argumentos dele.” In Brazilian Portuguese, the more common form for “you refute” is geralmente você refuta, though tu refutas appears in certain regions and registers.

Etymology and scope: The verb refutar comes from Latin refutare, generally understood as meaning to drive back, reject, or disprove. The form refutas is thus a grammatical inflection rather than a standalone lexical item with a separate sense.

Usage notes: In Spanish, the form is used with the subject pronoun tú or with an implied tú. In Portuguese, the usage can vary by region, with tu refutas more common in some parts and você refuta in others. The form is strictly verbal; it is not typically used as a noun to mean “refutations.”

See also:

- Refutar

- Refutación (Spanish)

- Refutação (Portuguese)

- Conjugation of refutar

Refutas thus functions primarily as a verb form in everyday grammar, with its meaning tied to the act of refuting an argument or claim.

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