No. 5,381 in Spanish
medía
"Medía" means "measured" or "used to measure."
In a sentence
Ella medía la tela cuidadosamente antes de cortar.
She measured the fabric carefully before cutting.
In this sentence, 'medía' is used as the imperfect indicative form of the verb 'medir', implying an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Era tan alta que medía casi dos metros.
She was so tall that she measured almost two meters.
Here, 'medía' represents a description in the past, describing the subject's height, employing the imperfect indicative tense.
La sala medía cinco metros de largo.
The room measured five meters in length.
In this example, 'medía' is used in a narrative past context to describe the room's dimensions, indicating the measurement as a characteristic at that specific past moment.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “medía” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “medía” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSpanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).