impediram

impediram is a Portuguese verb. It is the third-person plural preterite indicative form of the verb impedir. The verb impedir means to prevent, to hinder, to impede, or to stop. Therefore, "impediram" translates to "they prevented," "they hindered," "they impeded," or "they stopped" in English.

This verb form is used to describe an action that was completed in the past by a group of people or things. For example, "Eles impediram o carro de passar" translates to "They prevented the car from passing." In this sentence, "impediram" indicates that a plural subject (eles - they) took an action that stopped a car. Another example could be "As chuvas impediram a construção" which means "The rains prevented the construction." Here, the plural subject "as chuvas" (the rains) is acting as the agent that stopped the construction.

The conjugation of impedir varies depending on the subject and tense. In the preterite indicative, other forms include impedi (I prevented), impediste (you prevented), impediu (he/she/it prevented), impedimos (we prevented), and impediram (they prevented). The use of "impediram" specifically denotes a past completed action performed by a plural subject.