Cometeu

Cometeu is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb cometer in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, the simple past tense. The verb means to commit or to perpetrate, and cometeu is used to describe a completed action in the past, such as committing a crime, an error, or a behavior. Etymology traces cometer to the Latin committere, formed from com- (together) and mittere (to send or place).

Conjugation in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo includes: eu cometi; tu cometeste; ele/ela cometeu; nós cometemos; vós cometestes; eles/elas cometeram. The form cometeu appears with a singular third-person subject and is widely used across formal and informal registers. It often combines with a direct object, as in "Ele cometeu um crime" or "Ela cometeu um erro." In questions, one might encounter phrases like "Quem cometeu isso?" In European Portuguese, the form aligns with regional conjugation patterns for the second person singular, while in Brazilian Portuguese the second-person forms may vary regionally.

Usage notes: cometeu is typically preferred in active voice rather than impersonal or passive constructions, for example "um erro foi cometido" as a standard passive alternative. The meaning contrasts with the imperfect "cometia," which indicates habitual or ongoing past actions, and with the future "comet erá" (cometerá) for actions to occur later. See also: cometer, pretérito perfeito, português.

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