Acordamos

Acordamos is a Portuguese verb form from acordar, used to express two main ideas depending on context and tense. In its most common sense, it denotes waking up: “nós acordamos” means “we wake up” in the present tense, and can also function as the preterite meaning “we woke up.” The present form is widely used in Brazilian Portuguese, while in European Portuguese the corresponding past tense is often written with an accent as “acordámos” to distinguish it from the present tense.

Acordar can also mean to reach an agreement or to settle on something. In this sense, acordar aparece with phrases like acordar com alguém ou acordar sobre algo, meaning to come to an agreement with someone or to agree on a matter. For example, “Eles acordaram o preço” or “Eles acordaram sobre o preço” would indicate that an agreement was reached, with regional variation in construction and spelling.

Grammatical notes: acordar is an -ar verb. Its present indicative forms are eu acordo, tu acordas, ele acorda, nós acordamos, vós acordais, eles acordam. The past forms (pretérito perfeito) are eu acordei, tu acordaste, ele acordou, nós acordámos (Portugal) or nós acordamos (Brazil), vós acordastes, eles acordaram. The word acordamos is therefore a flexed form that can signal different meanings and tenses depending on context and dialect.

Related terms include acordo (noun) meaning “agreement,” which is distinct from the verb form acordamos. The term appears in literature, journalism, and everyday speech, reflecting its dual sense of waking and reaching an accord.