This is the 10566th most frequent Portuguese word.
fornecia
"Used to provide" or "used to supply."
The verb 'fornecia' is used in the imperfect tense to indicate a repeated or habitual action in the past, showing that the act of providing was ongoing over a period of time.
No passado, ele fornecia informações úteis para nós.
In the past, he provided useful information to us.
'Fornecia' here illustrates the company's action of supplying resources during a period of time in the past, again in the imperfect tense suggesting continuity or repetition.
A empresa fornecia recursos para os projetos na universidade.
The company provided resources for the university projects.
In this sentence, 'fornecia' demonstrates an action performed habitually by the subject in the past, aligned with the requirements of the context for assistance.