eles cometeram

committed

→ cometer
comet to commit (a crime, a mistake) + er 2nd-conjugation infinitive + am they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #25,828
committed Often used as “they committed” (or “you all committed,” depending on context).
PO: Eles cometeram um erro grave.
EN: They made a serious mistake.
Conjugation of cometer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First cometi cometemos
Third cometeu cometeram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — cometeram

Não acho que cometeram assassinato.

I don't think they committed murder.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Tom e Maria cometeram o erro de tentar fazer aquilo com sono.

Tom and Maria made the mistake of trying to do that while they were sleepy.

Eles cometeram erros.

They made mistakes.

Vocês cometeram muitos erros.

You made many mistakes.

Tom e Maria cometeram o erro de tentar fazer aquilo sozinhos.

Tom and Maria made the mistake of trying to do that alone.

Muitas pessoas cometeram o mesmo erro.

Many people have made the same mistake.

Vocês cometeram um grande erro.

You made a big mistake.

Senhor, elas só cometeram um erro.

Sir, they only made one mistake.

— Dangal (2016)

Vocês não cometeram nenhum erro?

Didn't you make any mistakes?

Alguns deles cometeram suicídio.

Some of them committed suicide.

Elas cometeram erros.

They made mistakes.