Enunciavo

Enunciavo is a form in Italian grammar: the first-person singular imperfect indicative of the verb enunciare, meaning to enunciate, state, or declare. It expresses a past action that was ongoing, habitual, or part of a longer exposition. The present tense is enuncio; the imperfect forms are io enunciavo, tu enunciavi, lui/lei enunciava, noi enunciavamo, voi enunciavate, loro enunciavano.

Etymology: enunciare derives from Latin enuntiāre, related to enunciazione (enunciation) and enunciato (statement). In Italian, enunciare and its derivatives refer to articulating a thought or proposition, often in formal or analytic contexts.

Usage: enunciavo appears in narrative or didactic prose to describe the act of stating a principle, thesis, or proposition as part of a longer argument. It often implies deliberate articulation rather than a casual remark.

Example: Nel capitolo precedente, io enunciavo i presupposti su cui si basava l’argomento, prima di avanzare la tesi finale.

See also: enunciazione, enunciato, enunciare. Note: enunciavo is specifically Italian; Spanish and Portuguese have different imperfect forms (enunciaba in Spanish, enunciava in Portuguese).