No. 10,674 in Spanish
decidía
"Decidía" is the imperfect form of the verb "decidir" in Spanish, meaning "used to decide" or "was deciding" in English.
In a sentence
Cuando era niña, siempre decidía qué juegos jugaríamos.
When I was a child, I always decided which games we would play.
In this sentence, 'decidía' is used as the imperfect form of the verb 'decidir', indicating an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Mientras ella decidía qué hacer, yo preparaba la comida.
While she was deciding what to do, I was preparing the meal.
Here, 'decidía' expresses an action that was in progress at a particular moment in the past.
En esa época, nadie decidía por mí.
At that time, nobody decided for me.
'Decidía' here conveys a habitual or recurring action in the past where the subject maintained autonomy.
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