encontram

This is the 2540th most frequent Portuguese word.


encontram

"Encontram" means "they find" or "they meet" in English.


Here, 'encontram' is used reflexively with 'se,' indicating a mutual action where the subject of the verb meets with others.

Os amigos encontram-se no parque para jogar futebol.

The friends meet in the park to play football.


In this sentence, 'encontram-se' works as a passive construction, meaning the solutions are located/found within the documents.

As soluções encontram-se dentro dos documentos arquivados.

The solutions are within the archived documents.


The word 'encontram' is part of the verb 'encontrar' which means 'to find,' although in this sentence, a different conjugation 'encontrei' is used in the past tense.

Encontrei os livros que estavam perdidos.

I found the books that were lost.