ganharam

Ganharam is a Portuguese verb form that serves as the third-person plural pretérito perfeito do indicativo of the verb ganhar. It translates to “they earned” or “they won,” depending on context. The infinitive ganhar means to win, to earn, or to gain, and ganharam is used to describe completed actions in the past.

In usage, ganharam can describe a successful outcome or financial gain. Examples include: “Eles ganharam o prêmio” (They won the prize) and “Eles ganharam dinheiro com o negócio” (They earned money from the business). The phrase “ganhar tempo” (to gain or buy time) is a common idiom that can appear with this past tense when describing a past moment of having gained time: “Eles ganharam tempo para terminar o relatório.”

Grammatical notes: Ganharam is formed by taking the infinitive ganhar and adding the third-person plural ending for the pretérito perfeito, which for -ar verbs is typically -aram. This form is regular for -ar verbs and is used with both “eles” and “elas” as the subject. It is common in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese.