recarregam

Recarregam is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb recarregar, which means to charge again or to reload. The verb combines the prefix re- with carregar (to load, to charge). As a regular -ar verb, recarregar follows standard conjugation patterns: Eu recarrego, tu recargas, ele/ela recarrega, nós recarregamos, vós recarregais, eles/elas recarregam; and the form recarregam is used for they. The past and future tenses are formed with regular endings (recarreguei, recarregaste, recarregou, etc.; vou recarregar, etc.).

In usage, recarregar commonly refers to charging batteries or devices after they have been discharged, such as smartphones, laptops, vehicles, or other electronic equipment. It can also mean to replenish a stock or a resource, in contexts like “recarregar o estoque de suprimentos” or “recarregar energia de uma máquina.” The meaning is usually dependent on the object: baterias, cartuchos de tinta, energia, ou informações que precisam ser reloaded in a system.

Examples:

- Eles recarregam as baterias dos equipamentos.

- O carro elétrico recarrega a bateria ao fim da viagem.

- A empresa recarrega rapidamente o estoque para atender a demanda.

Notes:

- In spoken Brazilian Portuguese, recarregam is commonly used; in Portugal, recarregam as well, with no semantic difference.

- The noun recarregamento exists for the act of reloading.