attendavamo

Attendavamo is not a standard entry in Italian vocabulary. In most contexts it appears as a misspelling or as a nonstandard variant of the verb attendere in the imperfect tense. The correct standard form for the first-person plural imperfect of attendere is attend-ev-amo, written as attendevamo. The form attendavamo does not conform to standard Italian conjugation.

Etymology and meaning: attendere comes from the Latin ad tendere, meaning to stretch toward or to await. In modern Italian, attendere means to wait for someone or something (attendere qualcuno), and also to attend to or deal with a matter (attendere a un impegno). The verb is transitive and can take a direct object or be used with prepositional phrases to indicate what is waited for or what is given attention to.

Conjugation overview: attendere is a regular -ere verb. Present indicative: attendo, attendi, attende, attendiamo, attendete, attendono. Imperfect indicative: attendevo, attendevi, attendeva, attendevamo, attendevate, attendevano. The form attendevamo is the correct standard imperfect for “noi.” The form attendavamo would be considered nonstandard in most formal writing and should generally be avoided in favor of attendavamo’s standard counterpart.

Usage notes: In everyday Italian, the imperfect of attendere conveys ongoing past waiting, as in “Noi attendevamo l’arrivo del treno.” Alternative constructions include stavamo aspettando (we were waiting) for emphasis on the process. When writing or speaking, use attendere in its standard forms to ensure clarity and correctness.

See also: attendere, Italian verb conjugation, imperfect tense.