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Participam

Participam is a Portuguese verb form used as the third-person plural present indicative of the verb participar, meaning to participate or to take part. In standard Brazilian Portuguese, it is also the form used with the pronoun vocês, which takes third-person plural agreement (vocês participam).

Etymology and meaning: participar comes from Latin participare, itself derived from pars, part- meaning “part.” The

Usage: The form describes ongoing involvement in activities, events, or processes. It can refer to participation

Conjugation notes: Participar follows the regular -ar verb conjugation pattern in the present indicative. Examples in

Examples:

- Eles participam ativamente do projeto.

- As jovens participam das reuniões semanais.

See also: participar, conjugação de verbos, língua portuguesa.

form
participam
inherits
the
-am
ending
typical
of
third-person
plural
present
tense
for
-ar
verbs
in
Portuguese.
in
school
activities,
community
projects,
discussions,
or
competitions.
It
is
used
in
present
statements
and
can
be
contrasted
with
past
and
future
tenses
for
temporal
nuance,
such
as
participaram
(they
participated)
or
participarão
(they
will
participate).
the
present
tense
include
eu
participo,
tu
participas
(Portugal),
ele
participa,
nós
participamos,
vós
participáis
(less
common,
regional/archaic),
eles
participam.
In
Brazilian
usage,
the
form
with
vocês
mirrors
the
third-person
plural
agreement:
vocês
participam.