atiramos

Atiramos is a form of the Portuguese verb atirar, used as the first-person plural of the present indicative and of the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, depending on regional spelling. In Brazilian Portuguese, the form atiramos is typically used for both present and past tenses, while in European Portuguese the past tense is written as atirámos, distinguishing the two tenses orthographically.

The verb atirar has several core senses. The primary meanings are to shoot a firearm and to throw or toss an object. In everyday usage, it can refer to firing a weapon, launching a ball or stone, or throwing something in a loose or figurative sense. Examples in the present tense include: Nós atiramos contra o alvo (we shoot at the target) and Nós atiramos a bola (we throw the ball). In the past tense, examples include: Ontem, nós atiramos no alvo (Yesterday, we shot at the target) and Nós atiramos a pedra (We threw the stone).

Usage notes: Because the spelling of present and past forms can coincide in Brazilian Portuguese, context and time adverbs are often needed to clarify tense. In contrast, European Portuguese typically writes the past tense as atirámos, which keeps the distinction visually clear.

See also: atirar.