abriu

Abriu is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb abrir in the pretérito perfeito simples, the simple past tense. It translates to "he opened," "she opened," or, in Brazilian Portuguese, is also used with the pronoun "você" to mean "you opened." The form is common in both European and Brazilian varieties of the language.

The verb abrir, and thus abriu, derives from Latin aperire, meaning to open. In Portuguese, abrir belongs to the regular -ir verb group, with the past tense conjugation including eu abri, tu abriste, ele abriu, nós abrimos, vós abristeis, eles abriram. The past participle is aberto, used in compound tenses such as "ele tem aberto" (he has opened).

Usage notes: abrir is used for literal openings, such as doors or books, and in figurative senses like "abriu o caminho" (opened the way) or "abriu espaço para negociações" (opened space for negotiations). The form abriu appears in sentences involving a third-person subject in the past, for example, "Ela abriu a janela" (She opened the window) or "Ele abriu o negócio com um anúncio" (He opened the deal with an announcement).

There is no widely recognized encyclopedic entry for a place, organization, or concept named "Abriu." The term is primarily encountered as a verb form in ordinary Portuguese text. In some contexts, it may appear as part of longer phrases or as a transcription of a dialectal usage, but it is not used as a standalone proper noun in standard references. See also abrir, Portuguese verb conjugation, and abertura.