estaba

Meaning

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of estar

estar

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

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Concepts

was

I was

it was

Synonyms

había

era

Translations

war

er war

es war

sie war

ich war

aveva

era

stava

ero

stavo

Hyphenated as

es‧ta‧ba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaba/

Sentences

Ya que Él estaba frente a Dios al principio .

For He was before God in the beginning.

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. ""

La publicación estaba dedicada a las mujeres y a sus logros en la sociedad .

The publication was dedicated to women and their achievements in society.

La versión ""Axel Club "" sólo estaba disponible en Rumania .

The ""Axel Club"" version was only available in Romania.

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.