No. 1,484 in Portuguese
colocados
"Placed" or "put."
In a sentence
Os livros foram colocados na prateleira ontem.
The books were placed on the shelf yesterday.
In this sentence, 'colocados' serves as the past participle of the verb 'colocar' (to place), used in passive voice to describe the action of placing books on a shelf.
Os pratos já estão colocados na mesa.
The plates are already placed on the table.
Here, 'colocados' is the past participle of 'colocar' used with the auxiliary verb 'estar', expressing the current state after plates have been placed on the table.
Eles estavam colocados para vender em promoção.
They were placed for sale on promotion.
In this instance, 'colocados' is the past participle of 'colocar', indicating that the items were placed in a certain condition or situation, within the context of being for sale.
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