dipendeva

Dipendeva is the imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb dipendere, meaning that it denotes past dependence or a past ongoing condition. It translates roughly as “it depended” or “it was depending.” The form is used to describe situations in which outcomes or states were contingent on other factors in the past.

Etymology and usage context: dipendere comes from Latin dependēre, from de- (away, from) and pendere (to hang, weigh). In Italian, the imperfect conveys a sense of duration, habit, or repeated condition in the past, as opposed to a completed action. Dipendeva is commonly found in narrative and descriptive prose to set a conditional or situational background.

Conjugation and examples: The imperfect has the following full paradigm for dipendere: io dipendevo, tu dipendevi, lui/lei dipendeva, noi dipendevamo, voi dipendevate, loro dipendevano. Specific instance: “La riuscita dipendeva dalle condizioni meteorologiche.” “A quel tempo, il successo dipendeva dal lavoro di squadra.” These constructions illustrate how dipendeva expresses that outcomes were contingent on other factors.

Related notes: Dipendeva is a form strictly tied to the imperfect; for other tenses, different conjugations of dipendere are used (e.g., dipende, dipenderà, dipenderebbe). As a verb form, it is neutral and functional, suitable for formal and informal Italian, including literature and journalism.