Reparámos

Reparámos is a Portuguese verb form that serves as the first-person plural in the pretérito perfeito simples of the verb reparar. It can mean either “we repaired” (we fixed) or, in the sense of noticing, “we noticed” or “we observed,” depending on context.

Etymology and meaning: Reparar comes from Latin reparāre, meaning to repair or to restore, formed from re- (again) + parare (to prepare, make ready). In Portuguese, the sense can range from repairing something to noticing a detail or error, with the same form used for both in the past tense.

Form and usage: In standard European Portuguese, reparámos is written with an acute accent on the ó to indicate stress on the last syllable. The full pretérito perfeito simples for -ar verbs in the 1st person plural is: eu reparei, tu reparaste, ele reparou, nós reparámos, vós reparastes, eles repararam. This form is common across Lusophone varieties for narratives describing completed past actions, including repairs and observations.

Examples:

- Ontem reparámos o carro. (Yesterday we repaired the car.)

- Nós reparámos no erro durante a revisão. (We noticed the error during the review.)

See also: reparar, reparação, conjugation of Portuguese verbs.