No. 117 in Portuguese
chegou
"Arrived."
In a sentence
Ela finalmente chegou à festa.
She finally arrived at the party.
In this sentence, 'chegou' serves as the past tense form of the verb 'chegar', meaning 'to arrive', and it describes the completion of someone's arrival.
Quando a notícia chegou, todos ficaram surpresos.
When the news arrived, everyone was surprised.
Here, 'chegou' is used to convey that the 'notícia' (news) was received or became known at some point in the past, emphasizing its occurrence.
Chegou o momento de revelar a surpresa.
The moment has come to reveal the surprise.
In this context, 'chegou' indicates that a particular time or moment has metaphorically 'arrived', signifying that an event is now happening.
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