No. 10,533 in Spanish
costaba
"Costaba" means "it used to cost" or "it was costing."
In a sentence
Cuando era pequeño, me costaba levantarme temprano para ir a la escuela.
When I was little, it was hard for me to wake up early to go to school.
'Costaba' is used to indicate difficulty in performing an action in the past.
El coche costaba mucho dinero antes de que lo compraran en la oferta.
The car used to cost a lot of money before they bought it on sale.
'Costaba' refers to a high monetary value an item had in the past.
A ella le costaba entender las instrucciones en otro idioma.
She found it difficult to understand instructions in another language.
'Costaba' is employed to express the struggle or effort needed to understand something in the past.
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