Forneceu

Forneceu is the third-person singular simple past form (pretérito perfeito do indicativo) of the Portuguese verb fornecer, meaning to supply, provide, or furnish. It denotes a completed action in the past carried out by he, she, or it. The related forms include forneço (I provide), forneces (you provide), fornecemos (we provide), and fornecem (they provide), with the past tense conjugated as forneci, forneceste, forneceu, fornecemos, fornecestes, forneceram.

Origin and morphology: fornecer belongs to the group of Romance verbs that express the concept of supplying goods, services, or information. The verb is used widely in commercial, logistical, and administrative contexts. Its etymology is commonly traced to Romance roots related to the idea of furnishing or provisioning, with connections to sources such as French fournir and Latin furnire, reflecting a shared semantic field across Iberian and Romance languages.

Usage and context: Forneceu is used to describe past provision or delivery of items, data, or support. Examples include: “A empresa forneceu os materiais solicitados.”, meaning the company supplied the requested materials; and “O governo forneceu assistência financeira.”, meaning the government provided financial aid. In procurement, supply chains, and service delivery, the verb is frequent in formal and bureaucratic language.

Related terms: fornecimento (supply, provisioning), fornecedor/fornecedora (supplier), fornecedor (one who furnishes). The past participle is fornecido, used in compound tenses (tense structures with ter or haver).