This is the 4505th most frequent Portuguese word.
colocaram
"Colocaram" means "they placed" or "they put" in English.
The verb 'colocaram' is used to express an action performed by the subject where the books are being physically placed into a location.
Eles colocaram os livros na estante.
They put the books on the shelf.
Here, 'colocaram' indicates that the children completed the action of positioning their backpacks.
As crianças colocaram suas mochilas no chão.
The children placed their backpacks on the floor.
In this sentence, 'colocaram' illustrates the completed act of organizing tools into the designated box.