estaban

Meaning

third-person plural imperfect indicative of estar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

es‧ta‧ban

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaban/

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

Estaban enterrados en su propiedad .

They were buried on his property.

Lo cierto es que al día siguiente estaban firmando contrato .

The truth is that the next day they were signing a contract.

Los baños y

las duchas estaban disponibles en todas las casas .

Bathrooms and showers were available in all houses.

Esto pareció razonable para Wedel, pero solo si los rusos no
🙅

estaban completamente desplegados .

This seemed reasonable to Wedel, but only if the Russians were not fully deployed.

Estaban realizadas con materiales del país y

se adaptaban a

los desniveles del terreno .

They were made with materials from the country and adapted to the unevenness of the terrain.

Cuando no estaban de invasión o

luchando como mercenarios , criaban cerdos y

tejían lino

.

When they were not invading or fighting as mercenaries, they raised pigs and wove flax.

Los depósitos de almacenamiento de agua
🚰

estaban situados a

unos cien
100

metros del anfiteatro .

The water storage tanks were located about a hundred meters from the amphitheater.

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