reproduziam

Reproduziam is a verb form in Portuguese. It is the third-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb reproduzir, meaning that they were reproducing or used to reproduce in the past. The form can refer to biological reproduction or to the act of copying, duplicating, or producing something again, depending on context.

Etymology and usage notes: reproduzir derives from Latin reproducere, with its sense anchored in creating a copy or generating offspring. In the imperfect tense, reproduziam signals an ongoing, habitual, or repeated action in the past. This contrasts with reproduziram in the pretérito perfeito, which would indicate a completed action in the past.

Morphology and related forms: the infinitive is reproduzir, the present tense forms include reproduz, reproduzem, and the past imperfect for other persons (eu reproduzia, tu reproduzias, ele reproduzia, nós reproduzíamos, vós reproduzíeis, eles reproduziam). The past participle is reproduzido, and the derived noun reprodução refers to the act or process of reproducing.

Contexts and examples: in biology, the form might appear in descriptions like “As plantas reproduziam-se rapidamente,” meaning the plants were reproducing rapidly. In contexts of copying or duplicating documents or media, it can convey repeated or habitual copying in the past, as in “Eles reproduziam as cópias para distribuição.”

See also: reprodução (biological or general reproduction), reproduzir (to reproduce), reprodução de documentos. The term is a standard inflected form rather than a standalone lexical entry.