simplificaram

Simplificaram is the third-person plural form of the Portuguese verb simplificar in the pretérito perfeito, the simple past tense. It signifies that a group of subjects completed the action of making something simpler in the past. The form is standard in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese.

Morphology and forms: Simplificar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito perfeito, the forms are eu simplifiquei, tu simplificaste, ele simplificou, nós simplificamos, eles simplificaram. Thus simplificaram specifically corresponds to the third-person plural (eles/elas/vocês simplificaram).

Usage: Simplificaram is commonly used in narrative past and formal writing to report a completed simplification of procedures, rules, instructions, or interfaces. Examples: Eles simplificaram o processo de cadastro. O relatório mostra como eles simplificaram o fluxo de trabalho.

Etymology and related terms: Simplificar comes from the combination of the word for “simple” with the suffix -ificar, forming a verb meaning “to make simpler.” Related concepts include facilitar (to facilitate) and tornar mais simples (to make it easier).

See also: Pretérito perfeito, Conjugation of simplificar, Portuguese grammar.