eles surgiram

appeared, arose

→ surgir
surg to arise; to come up; to emerge; to appear + iram they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #38,187
appeared, arose Simple past (preterite), 3rd person plural of “surgir”.
PO: De repente, surgiram novas oportunidades.
EN: Suddenly, new opportunities appeared.
Conjugation of surgir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third surgiu surgiram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third surgiram

Você sabe como os orcs surgiram?

Do you know how orcs came to be?

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)

Essas idéias políticas surgiram na Índia.

These political ideas originated in India.

Que problemas surgiram para você?

What problems have arisen for you?

Mais problemas surgiram em breve.

More problems soon arose.

De repente, surgiram três cães na nossa frente.

Suddenly, three dogs appeared in front of us.