2007-04-04 04:18:14 · 9 answers · asked by larry_alonzo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
he/she/it was
2007-04-04 04:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Estaba In English
2016-10-03 08:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what does estaba mean in english?
2015-08-20 08:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
estaba comes from the verb estar, which means to be
estaba is in the imperfect form, so it means was
2007-04-04 04:25:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"He/she/it was" or "used to be," but it takes a little more explanation than that.
"Estaba" is the past imperfect conjugation of estar. Imperfect tense means that the action in the past continued over a period of time in the past rather than being a one-shot point-in-time event in the past. The one-shot event would be the preterit tense.
Examples:
Yesterday I went to the movies - preterit
I used to go to the movies - past imperfect
In everyday conversation, past imperfect is used as much as (if not more than) preterit. Another example ... "I was at home yesterday, but you never called" translates into "Estaba [imperfect] en casa ayer, pero nunca llamaste [preterit]."
2007-04-04 04:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you /he/she/it was somewere or was doing something.
Estaba en Puerto Rico "I was in Puerto Rico"
Estaba hablando con mi novio. " I was talking to my boyfriend"
2007-04-04 04:36:44 · answer #6 · answered by *♥Tarita♥* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any use of this word in English. I know in Spanish it's the imperfect tense of ser (ser means "to be").
2007-04-04 04:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a imperfect past-tense form of the word "is."
"Estaba enferma", for instance, would mean "I was sick."
2007-04-04 04:23:35 · answer #8 · answered by Reverend Leigh 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It used to be.
2007-04-04 04:27:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I/he/she/it was or used to be
(from the verb estar = to be)
2007-04-04 06:36:08 · answer #10 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋