Treinei

Treinei is a Portuguese verb form meaning “I trained.” It is the first-person singular form of the verb treinar in the pretérito perfeito simples (simple past), used to describe a completed action of training in the past. The verb treinar means to train, practice, or coach, and appears in contexts such as sports, skill development, education, and professional training.

Conjugation notes: Treinar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito perfeito simples, the forms include: eu treinei; tu treinaste (Portugal) or você treinou / ele treinou (Brazil and other variants); nós treinamos; vocês/eles treinaram. Other tenses follow the standard -ar verb patterns in Portuguese.

Usage: Treinei is commonly used to report past training activities. It can describe physical training, practice sessions, or the act of preparing for a competition or performance. It is often paired with time expressions such as ontem (yesterday), hoje de manhã (this morning), or durante X horas (for X hours) to indicate when the training occurred.

Related terms: The base verb treinar is related to the noun treino (training session) and to the noun treinamento (training, program). Treinei is distinct from other past forms such as treinava (imperfect) and treinarei (future), which convey different aspect and tense nuances.

See also: treinar, treino, treinamento.