Gândeam

gândeam is a Romanian word. It is the first-person singular imperfect indicative form of the verb a gândi. The verb a gândi translates to "to think" in English. Therefore, gândeam literally means "I was thinking".

The imperfect tense in Romanian, like in many other Romance languages, is used to describe ongoing actions or states in the past, or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used for descriptions in the past. So, "gândeam" would be used in sentences where the speaker is recounting a continuous thought process or a past habit. For example, "Gândeam la tine ieri seară" translates to "I was thinking about you last night." Another example might be "Când eram copil, gândeam că o să zbor" which means "When I was a child, I used to think I would fly." The context of the sentence clarifies the specific nuance of "gândeam". It carries a sense of past duration or repetition.