Aceitam

Aceitam is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb aceitar, meaning to accept or to agree to. It is used with subjects such as eles, elas, or vocês (the latter common in Brazilian Portuguese) and translates as they accept or you all accept in standard contexts.

Etymology and classification: Aceitar comes from Latin acceptare, from acceptus meaning accepted. Aceitar is a regular -ar verb. In the present indicative, its typical endings are: eu aceito, tu aceitas, ele/ela aceita, nós aceitamos, vós aceitais, eles/elas aceitam. The form aceitam is specifically the third-person plural ending.

Usage: Aceitam is transitive and requires a direct object: por exemplo, "Eles aceitam as condições" (They accept the conditions). It can denote agreement with proposals, invitations, rules, terms, or conditions, as in "Eles aceitam a oferta" or "Eles aceitam participar." The form is common in everyday speech as well as in written Portuguese.

Subjunctive and related forms: The corresponding present subjunctive is "que eles aceitem" (that they accept). Other tenses and moods of aceitar follow regular patterns for -ar verbs.

See also: Aceitar, Portuguese verb conjugation.