permitindo

Permitindo is the gerund of the verb permitir in Portuguese. It denotes an ongoing or ongoingly allowed action and is used to express that permission or facilitation is happening at the moment or is continuing. As a gerund, it commonly appears with auxiliary verbs to form progressive tenses, such as estar, indicating that someone or something is in the process of permitting.

In use, permitindo describes acts of allowing or enabling. Examples include sentences like “O governo está permitindo a entrada de visitantes” or “A nova política está permitindo que mais pessoas tenham acesso aos serviços.” It can also follow a verb with que to introduce the content or condition being allowed: “permitindo que os participantes participem” or “permitindo que o projeto avance.”

Stylistically, the gerund can convey a sense of immediacy or continuity, but the frequent use of gerúndio is sometimes discouraged in formal writing. Some style guides recommend alternative constructions, such as replacing a gerund with a verb phrase that uses the infinitive or a subordinate clause: “o governo está permitindo” rather than overusing “está permitindo que.” In European Portuguese, gerund forms are less common in formal text, where alternatives like “ao permitir” or “permite que” may be preferred.

See also: permit, permission, gerúndio, Portuguese grammar.