Discutía

Discutía is the imperfect tense form of the Spanish verb discutir, meaning to discuss or to argue. It is used to describe ongoing actions in the past, habitual behavior, or background information in narratives.

In Spanish, discutía can be the first-person singular form yo discutía or the third-person singular form él, ella, usted discutía. It is the imperfect indicative, and the accent on í marks the stress. It is a verb form rather than a noun and appears only as part of a verb conjugation.

The imperfect tense expresses actions or states without a defined ending in the past. It often conveys duration, repetition, or setting for another past event. For example: “Cuando era joven, discutía sobre política con mi hermano” (When I was young, I used to argue about politics with my brother). “Ella discutía las ideas con el comité durante horas” (She discussed the ideas with the committee for hours).

Etymology and related forms: Discutir comes from Latin discutere, formed from dis- (apart) and quatere (to shake). The imperfect form discussed here contrasts with other tenses such as the present discutir, the preterite discutió, and the imperfect nosotros discutíamos. The word is always a verb, not a noun, and its meaning aligns with discussing or arguing in past contexts.

See also: discutir, imperfect tense, Spanish verb conjugation.