forçadas

Forçadas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective forçado/forçada, meaning compelled by force or done under coercion. It functions mainly as an adjective, describing actions, conditions, or measures that occur due to coercion. It can also appear as the past participle in passive constructions, where the subject is feminine and plural, as in pessoas foram forçadas a agir. In formal or legal language, the concept of coercion is often expressed with other terms such as coação or pressão, while forçadas tends to emphasize the force involved in the action or result.

Usage and scope

- Adjective: used to qualify nouns that describe forced actions or imposed conditions, e.g., medidas forçadas (forced measures), confinamento forçado (forced confinement).

- Passive voice: used with the feminine plural subject in past tense, e.g., as pessoas foram forçadas a assinar o acordo.

- Noun form: less common as a standalone noun; when referring to coercion in general, outras palavras como coação or coerção are typically preferred.

Common collocations

- trabalho forçado (forced labor)

- medidas forçadas (forced measures)

- expulsão forçada (forced expulsion)

See also

- forçar

- força

- coerção

- coação

- trabalho forçado

Note: While forçadas can appear in varied contexts, it is most often encountered as an adjective closely tied to actions or policies imposed by force, rather than as a commonly used noun.