Caminham

Caminham is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb caminhar, which means to walk or to go on foot. Caminhar is a regular verb of the first conjugation (-ar). Its principal forms include infinitive caminhar, gerund caminhando, and past participle caminhado. Other present-tense forms are eu caminho, tu caminas, ele caminha, nós caminhamos, e eles caminham.

The form caminham is used to describe multiple people walking in the present moment, as in eles caminham pelo parque todas as manhãs. Beyond literal walking, caminhar can also be used in a broader sense to mean moving forward with a plan or progress in a process, often expressed with phrases like caminham rumo a um objetivo or caminham passo a passo.

Etymology and cognates: the verb caminhar is related to the noun caminho, meaning path or way. This semantic link reflects the core sense of moving along a route on foot. Similar verbs exist in other Romance languages, such as caminar in Spanish and camminare in Italian, all deriving from related Latin roots linked to movement along a path.

Usage notes: Caminham is common in both Brazilian and European Portuguese and appears in everyday speech, journalism, and formal writing. It is typically used with subjects understood from context and no direct object is required to convey the act of walking. Examples illustrate literal walking as well as metaphorical progression.