finalizaram

Finalizaram is the third-person plural form of the Portuguese verb finalizar in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, meaning "they finished" or "they completed." It is used to indicate that a group completed an action in the past.

Finalizar is a regular -ar verb meaning to finish, finalize, or conclude. The form finalizaram is built from the stem finaliz- plus the standard regular ending -aram for the third-person plural in that tense. This tense is commonly used across Brazilian and European Portuguese to recount completed past events. For contrast, other forms include finalizei (I finished), finalizaste (you finished), finalizou (he/she finished), finalizávamos (we were finishing).

In usage, finalizaram appears in contexts such as projects, negotiations, or administrative tasks: "Eles finalizaram o relatório ontem" (They finished the report yesterday) or "As negociações finalizaram com um acordo." The nuance of finalizar is to bring something to an end or to bring a process to its conclusion, often implying completion of a defined set of steps. It can be used interchangeably with terminar or concluir in many cases, though finaliz ar emphasizes reaching the final state of a process rather than merely ending activity.

See also: finalizar, concluir, terminar, pretérito perfeito do indicativo, verbos -ar.