permitiu

Permitiu is the third-person singular form of the Portuguese verb permitir in the pretérito perfeito, or simple past tense. It translates to “he/she allowed” or “permitted” in English and denotes a completed action in which permission was granted in the past. It can govern a direct object or introduce a subordinate clause with que and a verb in the subjunctive, as in “Ela permitiu que ele entrasse” (She allowed him to enter).

Etymology traces permitido back to Latin permittere, meaning to let through or allow, via the Romance language family. The verb’s present tense forms include permitem, permites, permite, and so on, while the imperfect is permitia and the preterite is permitiu. This form is widely used in both European and Brazilian Portuguese and in formal and everyday registers.

Common related terms include permitir (to permit), permissão (permission), and permitido (permitted or allowed) as a past participle. Usage examples illustrate both literal and figurative meanings: “O gerente permitiu o uso do auditório” (The manager allowed the use of the auditorium) and “A decisão permitiu várias possibilidades” (The decision allowed several possibilities).

In summary, permitiu records a past authorization by a subject toward a recipient or action, functioning as a key past-tense marker for permission in Portuguese.