aportou

Aportou is a form of the Portuguese verb aportar. It is the third-person singular preterite (pretérito perfeito simples) of aportar, a regular -ar verb. The verb aportar has several related senses in contemporary usage, most notably to contribute or provide something, such as data, resources, or support, and to arrive at a port or to dock, in nautical contexts.

In the sense of contributing, aportar is used to indicate someone supplied or introduced something. For example, "Ele aportou dados relevantes" means "He contributed relevant data." In maritime or geographic contexts, aportar can mean to arrive at a port or to dock, as in "O navio aportou no porto ao pôr do sol" meaning the ship arrived at the port at sunset. Financial or organizational contexts may use aportar to describe the act of providing capital or resources, e.g., "A startup aportou fundos adicionais."

Etymology and related forms: Aportar derives from Latin ad-portare (to bring toward). In other Romance languages there are cognates such as Spanish aportar, with analogous meanings. Related Portuguese nouns include aporte (contribution, input, capital infusion) and aportação (the act of contributing).

Conjugation notes: Aportou is part of a regular -ar paradigm. Other forms include eu aportei, tu aportaste, nós aportámos (European Portuguese) or aportamos (Brazilian Portuguese), vós aportastes, eles aportaram.

See also: aportar, aporte, aportação.