surgirem

Surgirem is a non-finite verb form in Portuguese, specifically the infinitivo pessoal (personal infinitive) of the verb surgir, which means to arise or to appear. The form surgirem corresponds to a third-person plural subject and is used in subordinate or dependent clauses where a non-finite verb is required and the subject is understood or stated in the main clause.

Usage notes and formation: The infinitivo pessoal carries person and number depending on the implied subject in the surrounding clause, and it is used in contexts where the action is contemplated rather than stated as a finite predicate. Surgirem is commonly found after prepositions or conjunctions that require an infinitive, such as para, caso, quando, or quando acompanhados por um sujeito explícito. It is distinct from the infinitivo impessoal (surgir), which has no expressed subject and is used in more general, impersonal statements.

Examples: Para surgirem novas evidências, é necessário reavaliar os dados. Caso surgirem dúvidas, a equipe deverá consultar o supervisor. Em contextos formais, surgirem pode appear in clauses that express potential or future-oriented action by a plural subject.

Grammatical context: Surgirem illustrates how Portuguese maintains a personal infinitive with explicit or implicit subject, a feature that is more prominent in formal writing and in varieties that preserve the infinitivo pessoal. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for finite verb forms or for the infinitivo impessoal depending on the construction.

See also: Surgir, infinitivo pessoal, infinitivo impessoal.