ganhou

Ganhou is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb ganhar in the pretérito perfeito (simple past). The verb ganhar means to win, to earn, or to gain something, so ganhou is used to describe a completed action in the past where a victory, prize, reward, or benefit was obtained. For example, Ele ganhou o jogo means He won the game, and Ela ganhou o prêmio means She won the prize.

In addition to its sense of winning, ganhar is frequently used to express earning or acquiring something through effort, such as Ela ganhou dinheiro com o trabalho (She earned money through the work) or Ele ganhou experiência (He gained experience). The phrase ganhar tempo is a common idiom meaning to buy time or to gain time, as in O time ganhou tempo antes do intervalo (The team bought time before the interval).

Ganhou, along with its related forms, is widely used in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese. It is part of a regular -ar verb conjugation, with ganhar as the infinitive and ganha, ganham, and other forms serving as the present, imperfect, and future equivalents. The term can appear in various registers, from everyday speech to news headlines, where a past victory or achievement is being reported.