estaban

Meaning

third-person plural 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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Hyphenated as

es‧ta‧ban

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtaban/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish estauan, from Latin stābant.

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.