remontam

Remontam is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb remontar. As a finite verb, it corresponds to "they rise again," "they rebuild," or "they date back," depending on context. The base verb remontar is formed with the prefix re- (again) attached to montar (to mount, assemble, or set up), and it is a regular -ar verb in standard usage.

Etymology and senses: The word remontar derives from re- plus montar, linking ideas of repetition, restoration, or reassembly. In everyday Portuguese, remontar can mean to reassemble or repair an object (remontar móveis, remontar uma ponte) and to restore or reconstruct a structure (remontar uma ala de um edifício). It also frequently appears in a temporal sense, meaning to date back to or to originate in a past period (as histórias remontam ao século XVIII).

Usage and register: Remontam is common in both Brazilian and European Portuguese and appears in formal and informal contexts. It is often used in historical writing, journalism, and everyday speech to describe processes of restoration, reconstruction, or retroactive dating of events or objects.

Examples:

- As histórias remontam ao século XVIII. (The stories date back to the eighteenth century.)

- Os artesãos remontam o móvel antigo. (The craftsmen reassemble the old furniture.)

- As obras remontaram a ponte após o desabamento. (The works rebuilt the bridge after the collapse.)

Note: Remontar is a versatile verb; remontam specifically marks a plural subject in the present tense.