culpava

culpava

"Blamed" or "used to blame" (past tense of "culpar").

Here, 'culpávamos' modifies to align with the plural subject 'nós', expressing collective blame in the imperfect past form.

Nós culpávamos o mau tempo pelo atraso.

We blamed the bad weather for the delay.

Here, 'culpava' is used in the imperfect third-person singular form referring to consistent self-blame in the past.

Ela culpava a si mesma pelo erro cometido.

She blamed herself for the mistake made.

In this sentence, 'culpava' indicates a habitual action in the past, showing a regular practice of not assigning blame without proof.

O juiz não culpava o réu sem evidências.

The judge did not blame the defendant without evidence.