No. 3,317 in Portuguese
estudava
"Estudava" means "was studying" or "used to study" in English.
In a sentence
Quando ela era jovem, estudava música todos os dias.
When she was young, she studied music every day.
The word 'estudava' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate a habitual action in the past.
Eu estudava mais à noite porque era o período mais tranquilo.
I used to study more at night because it was the quietest period.
Here, 'estudava' reflects the speaker's usual past preference or routine of studying in the evenings.
No início da faculdade, ele estudava em bibliotecas para se concentrar melhor.
At the beginning of college, he would study in libraries to concentrate better.
'Estudava' is employed to describe a repeated past action tied to a specific time or circumstance.
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