Relazionava

Relazionava is a form in the Italian language: the imperfect indicative third-person singular of the verb relazionare, meaning to relate, report, or recount information. In context, it is used to describe a past action of presenting or summarizing facts.

Etymology and morphology: Relazionare comes from relazione, meaning relation or report, which in turn derives from Latin relatio. The suffix -are marks the infinitive; -ava is the standard ending for the third-person singular imperfect for -are verbs, yielding relazionava. The form indicates that the subject was engaged in relating information over a period in the past.

Usage: The form occurs in formal, bureaucratic, or narrative prose when describing someone who was reporting information previously. Example: Durante la riunione, il funzionario relazionava sui dati di vendita. The related noun relazione denotes the report or account itself; related verbs include riferire (to report) and narrare (to narrate).

See also: relazione; relazioni; riferire; narrare.