Desafiou

Desafiou is a verb form in Portuguese. It represents the third-person singular pretérito perfeito do indicativo of desafiar, meaning to challenge or to dare someone to do something. The form indicates a completed action in the past, typically with a direct object or a subordinate clause.

Desafiar is an -ar verb. Its conjugation in the pretérito perfeito is: eu desafiei, tu desafieste, ele desafiou, nós desafiamos, vós desafiastes, eles desafiaram. The accent and ending reflect standard regular -ar conjugation patterns in many varieties of Portuguese.

Usage: desafiou is used to describe past challenges, for example: "Ele desafiou o campeão para uma corrida" (He challenged the champion to a race). It can also be used figuratively, as in "desafiar as ideias preconcebidas" (to challenge preconceived ideas). In informal Brazilian Portuguese, desafiar may also appear in sentences without a direct object, depending on context.

Related forms: desafiar (infinitive), desafio (noun). Adjectives such as desafiador, desafiadora describe things that are challenging; desafiado describes someone who has been challenged or who has faced a challenge in certain contexts.