eles subiram

went up, climbed

→ subir
sub go up + iram 3rd person plural past (preterite or imperfect)
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #21,216
went up, climbed This is a past-tense form used with “they” or “you” (plural).
PO: Eles subiram as escadas.
EN: They went up the stairs.
Conjugation of subir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First subi subimos
Third subiu subiram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — subiram

Eles subiram a escada.

They climbed the stairs.

Subiram, subiram, subiram tão alto que a terra de lá parecia uma laranja.

They went up, up, and up so high that the earth below looked like an orange.

Elas subiram a escada.

They went up the stairs.

Todos na classe subiram a colina.

Everyone in the class climbed the hill.

Os meninos subiram na árvore mais rapidamente que um bando de esquilos.

The boys climbed the tree faster than a group of squirrels.

Tom e Mary subiram pela escada o mais rápido possível.

Tom and Mary climbed the stairs as quickly as possible.

Os salários subiram.

Salaries went up.

Eles subiram as escadas.

They went up the stairs.

Elas subiram as escadas.

They went up the stairs.

Dois vermes subiram a favela.

Two worms climbed up the favela.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Eles subiram até o telhado para limpar a chaminé.

They climbed up to the roof to clean the chimney.

Os preços subiram.

Prices have gone up.

Subiram tão alto!

They climbed so high!

— O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003)

Dali subiram ao sótão, por uma escada ainda pior que a primeira e mais escura.

From there, they climbed up to the attic via a staircase even worse than the first and darker still.

Por que diabos todos eles subiram nos telhados?

Why on earth did they all climb onto the rooftops?

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)