formei

Formei is a term primarily encountered as a conjugated form of the Portuguese verb formar. In standard Portuguese, formar means to form, to shape, to establish, or to create. Formei corresponds to the first-person singular form in the pretérito perfeito (simple past), conveying that the speaker performed the action of forming or shaping something in the past. For example, in a sentence like Eu formei uma equipe, the verb indicates a completed action of forming a team.

Etymology and grammar: Formar derives from Latin forma, meaning a shape or appearance, with later evolution into the Romance languages’ verb forms. The past tense form outlined above is typical of regular -ar verbs, though Portuguese contains many irregulars and tense nuances depending on context and regional usage. The form is used with or without an explicit subject pronoun (eu) since the verb ending signals the subject.

Usage: As a past-tense verb form, form ei appears in narrative or descriptive passages, reportive writing, and everyday speech when recounting actions completed in the past. It can appear in various registers, from informal to formal, and across different Portuguese-speaking communities.

Other uses: Beyond its role as a verb form, form ei is not widely recognized as a standalone noun or widely used proper noun. In practice, it is overwhelmingly detected as a conjugated verb. It may also appear in name strings or typographical contexts where the letters coincide, but that is incidental rather than conventional usage.

See also: formar, forma, formação, pretérito perfeito, Portuguese verb conjugation.