Complicavamo

Complicavamo is a verb form in the Italian language. It is the first-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb complicare. The verb complicare means to complicate, to make something more difficult, or to involve someone in something. Therefore, "complicavamo" translates to "we were complicating" or "we used to complicate."

The imperfect tense in Italian is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the scene or describe states of being in the past. For example, one might say "Complicavamo sempre la situazione con le nostre discussioni" which means "We were always complicating the situation with our arguments." This sentence uses the imperfect to describe a habitual action in the past. Another use could be to describe a past state, such as "Non complicavamo nulla, ci piaceva la semplicità" meaning "We weren't complicating anything, we liked simplicity."

The conjugation of complicare follows a regular pattern for verbs ending in -are. The imperfect indicative for first-person plural of -are verbs typically ends in -avamo. Thus, complicare becomes complicavamo. Understanding this conjugation is crucial for comprehending past narratives and descriptions in Italian.