Disputabas

Disputabas is a Latin verb form meaning "you were disputing" or "you used to dispute." It is the second-person singular imperfect active indicative of disputare, a first-conjugation verb meaning to discuss, argue, or examine. The imperfect tense expresses ongoing or repeated action in the past.

Morphology and form: The imperfect is formed from the present stem disput- with the imperfect marker -ba- and the second-person singular ending -s, yielding disputabas. The full imperfect paradigm for disputare includes disputabam, disputabas, disputabat, disputabamus, disputabatis, disputabant. The present indicative forms would be disputo, disputas, disputat, disputamus, disputatis, disputant.

Usage and context: In Latin texts, disputabas typically describes someone engaged in debate or argument during a narrative or dialogue. It is common in philosophical, rhetorical, or legal passages where characters reason or contend about a point. The form helps convey continuity of action in the past and a sense of active intellectual engagement.

Examples and notes: Example sentence—Disputabas de iure cum amicis. Translation: You were disputing about the law with your friends. Etymology-wise, disputare comes from the root disput- with the sense of discussing or arguing through reasoning. It is distinct from other tenses and moods, and is primarily encountered in Classical Latin texts.