Adornabas

Adornabas is a Latin verb form used in classical Latin. It is the second-person singular imperfect indicative active of the verb adornare, meaning to adorn or decorate. The form translates as "you were adorning" or "you used to adorn."

Morphology: adornare belongs to the first conjugation. The imperfect is formed from the present stem adorn- plus the thematic vowel -a- and the imperfect ending -bas, yielding adornabas. In full paradigms, the other persons are adornabam, adornabas, adornabat, adornabamus, adornabatis, adornabant.

Usage: The imperfect tense expresses past action without specifying duration, often describing ongoing acts or habitual activities in narrative and description. It commonly appears in prose and poetry when depicting adornment in scenes of dress, ceremony, or decoration.

Example: Tu adornabas vestes novas. Translation: You were adorning new clothes.

Notes: The form is strictly verbal and should not be confused with nominal forms. It is one of several imperfect forms used to describe past activity; the form is common in older Latin texts and is often encountered in introductions to Latin conjugations and grammar.