expressaram

Expressaram is the third-person plural form of the Portuguese verb expressar in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, used to indicate that a group expressed something in the past. It functions as a transitive verb, taking a direct object or a subordinate clause to convey thoughts, feelings, or statements.

Expressar itself comes from Latin, likely through the Romance languages, with the sense of making something outward or clear—essentially to express or to convey. In Portuguese, expressar is a regular -ar verb; expressaram is formed from the stem express- plus the standard pretérito perfeito ending -aram for the third-person plural. The verb’s related forms include expresso/expresso, expresses, expressamos, and expressam in the present, with corresponding past and future conjugations varying by dialect.

In usage, expressaram can introduce a direct object, as in Eles expressaram sua opinião, meaning they voiced their opinion. It can also precede a subordinate clause, as in Eles expressaram que estavam satisfeitos, meaning they stated that they were satisfied. The term covers both verbal acts of articulating thoughts or feelings and more general acts of conveying information or intentions. In everyday use, it is common in both formal and informal registers, though more concise synonyms such as manifestaram, disseram, or anunciaram may appear depending on nuance.

Related terms include expressar (infinitive), expressão (noun meaning expression), and expressivo (adjective meaning expressive). The concept remains central to discussions of communication, rhetoric, and linguistic articulation in Portuguese.