eles acontecerem

happen, take place

→ acontecer
acontec happen, occur + erem 3rd-person plural future subjunctive
verb · 3rd-person plural, future tense Rare #42,608
happen, take place Used here in the personal infinitive after expressions such as deixar or antes de.
PO: Vamos esperar as coisas acontecerem.
EN: Let’s wait for things to happen.
Conjugation of acontecer
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First acontecer —
Third acontecer acontecerem

Comprar perfume barato, deixar as coisas acontecerem.

Buy cheap perfume, let things happen.

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

Costuma sonhar com coisas antes de elas acontecerem?

Do you often dream about things before they happen?

— Duna (2021)

Deixar as coisas acontecerem.

Let things happen.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Tom pode certamente fazer as coisas acontecerem.

Tom can certainly make things happen.