estaba

Meaning

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar

it was

was

I was

Frequency

Hyphenated as

es‧ta‧ba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaba/

New

estar

(intransitive) to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
(intransitive) to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
(intransitive) to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
(reflexive) to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
(intransitive) to be (still)
(intransitive) to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

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Sentences

Ya que Él
👨

estaba frente a Dios al principio .

For He was before God in the beginning.

Su padre
👨‍👦

, un
🅰️

cirujano muy famoso , murió mientras estaba en la secundaria .

His father, a very famous surgeon, died while he was in high school.

Esta antena estaba en la parte central de la botella .

This antenna was in the middle of the bottle.

Yo estaba avergonzada , porque fui a

un
🅰️

colegio
🏫

de monjas y

las quería mucho "".

I was embarrassed, because I went to a school for nuns and I loved them very much. ""

El álbum estaba incompleto en el momento de la muerte
💀

de Elliott Smith.

The album was incomplete at the time of Elliott Smith's death.

De hecho , puede que la acusación de adulterio se hiciera " porque " Arnulfo estaba enfermo
🤢

.

In fact, it may be that the accusation of adultery was made “because” Arnulf was sick.

Comenzó a

trabajar para Playboy Enterprises cuando estaba en la universidad .

He started working for Playboy Enterprises when he was in college.

No
🙅

estaba restringida formalmente a

los ciudadanos romanos , como la toga .

It was not formally restricted to Roman citizens, such as the toga.

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