No. 1,517 in Portuguese
estariam
"Estariam" means "they would be" in English.
In a sentence
Se eles tivessem aceitado a oferta, estariam na reunião agora.
If they had accepted the offer, they would be in the meeting now.
This sentence uses 'estariam' in the conditional mood to describe an unreal situation in the present under a hypothetical past condition.
Os alunos disseram que estariam dispostos a participar do projeto.
The students said they would be willing to participate in the project.
Here, 'estariam' is utilized in the future-in-the-past tense to express what the students stated they would do under given circumstances.
Sem o suporte adequado, os empreendedores nunca estariam prontos para o mercado.
Without the adequate support, the entrepreneurs would never be ready for the market.
In this instance, 'estariam' conveys a hypothetical situation in the subjunctive mood related to their readiness under a particular set of conditions.
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