recomendam

Recomendam is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb recomendar, meaning “they recommend.” It is used to report that a group of people or an identified source is offering a suggestion or advice. For example: “Os críticos recomendam este livro” and “As autoridades recomendam cautela.”

In sentence structure, the verb typically takes a direct object to specify what is being recommended, such as a product, service, place, or action. The verb can also introduce a subordinate clause with the subjunctive mood to express a recommended action: “Recomendam que você chegue cedo.” In this construction, the main verb remains in the present indicative (recomendam) while the dependent clause uses the present subjunctive (chegue).

Etymology and cognates: recomendar derives from Latin roots related to “recommandare” or “recomandare,” with cognates in other Romance languages (for example, Spanish “recomendar,” French “recommander”). In Portuguese, recomendam follows the regular conjugation pattern of -ar verbs.

Usage notes: Recomendam appears across formal and informal registers, including journalism, reviews, consumer advisories, and everyday speech. It is often contrasted with its subjunctive form, recomendem, which is used in independent subordinate clauses after verbs that express influence, advice, or demand.