This is the 3158th most frequent Portuguese word.
cometeu
"Cometeu" means "committed" in English.
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.
Ele cometeu um erro grave ao responder à pergunta.
He made a serious mistake when answering the question.
Here, 'cometeu' again represents the past action of committing, this time regarding a computational error, indicating the action was completed.
Ela cometeu uma falha ao calcular os números.
She made a mistake when calculating the numbers.
'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.