esqueçam

Esqueçam is a Portuguese verb form derived from esquecer, meaning to forget. It functions as the present subjunctive form for the third-person plural (eles/elas esqueçam) and as the second-person plural imperative (vocês esqueçam), used in both Brazilian and European Portuguese. This form appears in contexts of request, exhortation, or instruction addressed to multiple people, often with the sense of telling them to forget something or to stop thinking about it.

Morphology and usage notes: The present subjunctive paradigm of esquecer includes que eu esqueça, que tu esqueças, que ele/ela esqueça, que nós esqueçamos, que eles/elas esqueçam. The form esqueçam is the corresponding plural form used in subordinate clauses (e.g., Espero que vocês esqueçam disso) as well as in imperative constructions to the plural you (Esqueçam isso). In everyday speech, the imperative a vocês is widely used in informal and formal settings, depending on tone and context.

Common meanings and collocations: Esqueçam de, esqueçam disso, esqueçam o passado. It is frequently paired with expressions of desire or memory, as in hopes for forgetting an event, or in directives to move on from a dispute.

Examples:

- Espero que vocês esqueçam disso. (I hope you forget about this.)

- Esqueçam isso e comecem de novo. (Forget that and start over.)

- Esqueçam o que aconteceu e sigam em frente. (Forget what happened and move on.)

Notes: As a form of esquecer, esqueçam shares its core meaning with other conjugations of the same verb and is a standard tool for directing a group to disregard or no longer consider something.