propondo

Propondo is the present participle, or gerund, of the Portuguese verb propor, meaning to propose or to put forward. It denotes the act of proposing something and is used to express ongoing action, typically in combination with an auxiliary verb like estar: "Ele está propondo uma nova solução." It can also appear in participial clauses to describe events concurrent with another action, for example: "Enquanto discutiam, ela estava propondo várias alternativas." In other verb forms, the base verb yields "propondo" as the gerund; the corresponding non-gerund present tense is "propõe," "proponho," etc.

Etymology: The form comes from Latin proponere, "to put forth," with the Portuguese development of the gerund ending -ndo.

Usage notes: The gerund is common in everyday speech and writing, but in formal texts it is sometimes avoided in favor of other constructions, such as "que propõe" or "está a propor" in European Portuguese. The related noun forms include proposta (proposal) and proponente (proponent). The past participle form is "proposto" (proposed). The word is not typically used as a standalone noun.

See also: propor, proposta, proponente, proposto.