No. 3,158 in Portuguese
cometeu
"Cometeu" means "committed" in English.
In a sentence
Ele cometeu um erro grave ao responder à pergunta.
He made a serious mistake when answering the question.
In this sentence, 'cometeu' is the past tense (preterite) of the verb 'cometer,' meaning 'to commit.' It refers to the act of committing an error.
Ela cometeu uma falha ao calcular os números.
She made a mistake when calculating the numbers.
Here, 'cometeu' again represents the past action of committing, this time regarding a computational error, indicating the action was completed.
Nós nunca cometeu algo que violasse as regras.
We never committed something that violated the rules.
'Cometeu' in this case would typically be corrected to match 'Nós' as the subject, changing to 'cometemos.' This example underscores matching verb conjugations with their respective subjects in Portuguese.
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