This is the 10674th most frequent Spanish word.
decidía
"Decidía" is the imperfect form of the verb "decidir" in Spanish, meaning "used to decide" or "was deciding" in English.
In this sentence, 'decidía' is used as the imperfect form of the verb 'decidir', indicating an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Cuando era niña, siempre decidía qué juegos jugaríamos.
When I was a child, I always decided which games we would play.
Here, 'decidía' expresses an action that was in progress at a particular moment in the past.
Mientras ella decidía qué hacer, yo preparaba la comida.
While she was deciding what to do, I was preparing the meal.
'Decidía' here conveys a habitual or recurring action in the past where the subject maintained autonomy.