Viveu

Viveu is a conjugated form of the Portuguese verb viver, meaning to live. It is the third-person singular form in the pretérito perfeito, or simple past, and translates to “he lived” or “she lived” in English. The use of viveu signals a completed action in the past and is common in narrative and biographical writing.

Etymology and conjugation: Viver originates in Latin vivere. In the pretérito perfeito, the standard forms include eu vivi, tu viveste, ele viveu, nós vivemos, vós vivestes, eles viveram. Viveu, as the third-person singular, is frequently encountered in both European and Brazilian Portuguese and can describe residency, experiences, or lifetimes in the past.

Usage: Viveu is employed to indicate that a person or entity lived during a definite period or resided somewhere in the past. It can describe literal dwelling, extended life experiences, or figurative sensibilities such as having lived through events. In narrative text, it often appears in sequences that recount a character’s past.

Examples: Ele viveu no Brasil por cinco anos. Ela viveu uma vida de viagens e mudanças. Em literatura, o verbo pode aparecer em estruturas como “viveu para contar a história,” used to imply someone endured and survived past experiences.

Related forms and notes: As a regular form of viver, viveu aligns with other pretérito perfeito endings for third-person singular. It is distinct from present tense forms like vive (he/she lives) and from imperfect or future tenses of the same verb.