This is the 1517th most frequent Portuguese word.
estariam
"Estariam" means "they would be" in English.
This sentence uses 'estariam' in the conditional mood to describe an unreal situation in the present under a hypothetical past condition.
Se eles tivessem aceitado a oferta, estariam na reunião agora.
If they had accepted the offer, they would be in the meeting now.
Here, 'estariam' is utilized in the future-in-the-past tense to express what the students stated they would do under given circumstances.
Os alunos disseram que estariam dispostos a participar do projeto.
The students said they would be willing to participate in the project.
In this instance, 'estariam' conveys a hypothetical situation in the subjunctive mood related to their readiness under a particular set of conditions.