dábamos

This is the 11065th most frequent Spanish word.


dábamos

"We gave" or "we used to give."


Explanation: The word 'dábamos' is used as the imperfect tense of 'dar', meaning 'to give', indicating a repeated or habitual action in the past.

Dábamos regalos a nuestros vecinos cada Navidad.

We used to give gifts to our neighbors every Christmas.


Explanation: Here, 'dábamos' expresses a habitual action in the past, showing how the verb 'dar' is conjugated in the first person plural for past imperfect tense.

Cuando éramos pequeños, siempre dábamos comida a los pájaros en el parque.

When we were little, we always used to give food to the birds in the park.


Explanation: The sentence uses 'dábamos' to convey the value placed on an action in the past consistently and culturally in a specific era.

En aquel tiempo, dábamos más importancia a pasar tiempo juntos que a trabajar.

At that time, we used to give more importance to spending time together than to working.