Facilitaban

Facilitaban is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb facilitar. It corresponds to the English phrase "they were facilitating" or "you all were facilitating" and is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. The form can refer to ellos, ellas, or ustedes as the subject, with the exact meaning clarified by context.

Morphology and usage: Facilitar is a regular -ar verb. In the imperfect tense, the endings are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. Therefore, facilitaban denotes third-person plural imperfect; the subject determines whether it means "they facilitated" or "you all facilitated." The verb commonly governs direct or indirect objects that indicate what was being made easier or more accessible, such as information, procedures, or access.

Etymology and semantics: Facilitar derives from facilis (easy) in Latin, via Spanish formation to mean "to make easy" or "to ease the process." The imperfect form facilitaban expresses past ongoing or repeated action rather than a single completed act. It is often found in narrative, historical, or descriptive texts to characterize conditions, policies, or practices that helped or hindered others over time.

Usage notes: Facilitaban should not be confused with facilitation (facilitación) or the noun facilitator (facilitador). It is primarily a grammatical form used within sentences to convey past ongoing facilitation. Examples include describing administrative procedures that repeatedly improved access or policies that continuously supported a process.