Imparavano

Imparavano is the third-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb imparare, which means to learn or to acquire knowledge or a skill. Imparare is a regular -are verb, and its imperfect forms are built with the stem impar- plus the -are endings: imparavo, imparavi, imparava, imparavamo, imparavate, imparavano. The imperfect expresses actions in the past that were ongoing, habitual, or not completed at a reference time, and it is commonly used to describe background scenes in narrative or to indicate repetition or duration.

In usage, imparavano describes what they were learning over a period or what they used to learn regularly. Examples: "Loro imparavano il francese da tempo" (They had been learning French for some time). "Ogni giorno imparavano qualcosa di nuovo" (Every day they were learning something new). The form can appear in various contexts, including storytelling, descriptions of past routines, or scenes set in the past.

The imperfect is contrastive with the passato prossimo or passato remoto, which express completed actions. For example, "Loro impararono molto" or "Hanno imparato molto" convey that they finished learning a lot, whereas "imparavano molto" emphasizes ongoing or repeated learning in the past.

Notes on interpretation: imparavano often implies duration, repetition, or a setting in time rather than a single, completed event. It is widely used in literature, journalism, and everyday speech to convey the progressive nature of learning within a past timeframe.