acabam

Acabam is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb acabar, meaning to finish or to end. It is used with subjects such as eles, elas, or vocês and reflects ongoing or habitual action in the present tense.

In ordinary usage, acabam describes actions currently taking place or general statements about what they finish. For example, Eles acabam o relatório hoje means they finish the report today. Another common construction is acabar de plus an infinitive, which expresses that someone has just completed an action, as in Eles acabam de chegar, meaning they have just arrived.

The verb acabar is transitive and can take a direct object when indicating what is being finished, as in acabam o projeto or acabam o filme. It can also appear in periphrastic forms with de to indicate recent completion or recurrence in different contexts.

Grammatically, acabam is part of regular -ar verb conjugation in Portuguese. It contrasts with other forms such as acabo (I finish), acabas (you finish), acaba (he/she finishes), acabamos (we finish), and acabam (they/you all finish).

Because it is a common verb form, acabam appears across diverse registers of Portuguese, including spoken Brazilian and European Portuguese. It is not a proper noun or standalone concept beyond its grammatical function.

See also: acabar (Portuguese verb) for a broader discussion of the verb's meanings, conjugation, and usage.