No. 14,477 in Spanish
éramos
"We were."
In a sentence
Éramos amigos en la escuela primaria.
We were friends in elementary school.
The word 'éramos' is used as the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb 'ser', indicating a past action or state that was ongoing or regularly occurring.
Éramos felices viviendo cerca de la playa.
We were happy living near the beach.
In this sentence, 'éramos' again represents a past ongoing state, showing that the speakers are describing their state of happiness in the past.
Éramos niños y no entendíamos las complicaciones de la vida.
We were children and did not understand the complexities of life.
Here, 'éramos' is used to describe an identity or condition in a previous period, specifically when the subjects were children.
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