No. 917 in Portuguese
encontrados
"Encontrados" means "found."
In a sentence
Os documentos foram encontrados na gaveta.
The documents were found in the drawer.
In this sentence, 'encontrados' is used in the past participle form to describe the objects (documents) having been found.
Os itens encontrados pertencem ao museu.
The found items belong to the museum.
Here, 'encontrados' acts as an adjective qualifying 'itens', indicating that these items have been found.
Os culpados ainda não foram encontrados.
The culprits have not been found yet.
In this usage, 'encontrados' is part of a passive voice construction, indicating status or an incomplete action in the past.
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