proibiram

Proibiram is a Portuguese verb form meaning “they prohibited” or “they forbade.” It is the third-person plural form of the verb proibir in the pretérito perfeito do indicativo, used to describe actions completed in the past. The infinitive proibir comes from the Latin prohibere, and the Portuguese conjugation places the -iram ending on the root proib- for the third person plural in this tense.

In use, proibiram denotes that a prohibition or ban was enacted by a group or by authorities, and it typically takes a direct object describing what was forbidden. For example, a news report might state: “As autoridades proibiram a entrada de drones na área.” or “Eles proibiram o uso de celulares durante a reunião.” The form is common in both European and Brazilian Portuguese, though the surrounding context and vocabulary can vary by region.

Variations and related forms include the present tense proíbem (they prohibit) and the imperfect proibiam (they were prohibiting / used to prohibit). The noun related to the concept is proibição (prohibition). Proibiram often appears in historical summaries, policy descriptions, and legal texts to indicate a completed act of forbidding carried out by a subject group.

Overall, proibiram is a standard, neutral past-tense form used to attribute a completed prohibition to a plural subject in Portuguese.