aparecem

Aparecem is a form of the Portuguese verb apareces? No, it is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb aparecer. It means they appear or they show up and can refer to something becoming visible, coming into view, or emerging in a broader sense, including facts, phenomena, or events. The word apareces comes from Latin appearing as ap̄pārēre, and in Portuguese it developed into aparecer, with aparecemos and aparecem as forms in the present tense.

Conjugation notes: aparecer is a regular -er verb in many respects, with the standard present indicative forms: eu apareço, tu apareces, ele/ela/você aparece, nós aparecemos, eles/elas aparecem. The specific form aparecem is used for the third-person plural. Other tenses retain regular endings (por exemplo, apareceram in the preterite, apareciam in the imperfect). The verb is commonly used in both literal senses (to become visible, to show up) and figurative senses (to emerge, to become evident, to appear in a discussion or report).

Usage examples:

- Os alunos aparecem na porta do auditório.

- Os resultados aparecem no gráfico.

- Quando a luz se apaga, as sombras aparecem na parede.

- Surgem novos problemas conforme os dados aparecem nos relatórios.

In summary, appear as a versatile verb in Portuguese, with aparecem marking the present tense for they appear. It is used across contexts to describe visibility, arrival, or emergence of information and phenomena.