duplicaba

Duplicaba is a form of the Spanish verb duplicar in the imperfect tense. As such, it conveys a past action that was ongoing or repeated, roughly translated as “was doubling” or “used to double.” The full imperfect paradigm for duplicar includes yo duplicaba, tú duplicabas, él duplicaba, nosotros duplicábamos, vosotros duplicabais, ellos duplicaban. The form can refer to a doubling of quantity, size, or frequency, or to the repeated act of making a copy.

Etymology and related forms: duplicar comes from Latin duplicare, which carries the sense of making twofold or doubling. Related nouns include duplicación (the act of doubling or a duplicate) and duplicado (a copy or duplicate). Adjectives include duplicable (capable of being duplicated) and terms such as duplicado or duplicación in common usage.

Usage and contexts: In mathematics and statistics, duplicar describes doubling a value, population, or measurement. In economics or business, it may indicate that production, sales, or capacity is increasing to twice a previous level. In everyday language, it can also mean making a copy of a document or file, as in duplicar un archivo. The exact meaning depends on the object of duplication and the surrounding context; with abstract nouns it often denotes a twofold increase, while with tangible items it refers to creating an exact copy.

See also: duplicación, duplicado, duplicable, duplicar, clonar. These terms reflect related ideas of making a copy, increasing twofold, or reproducing a item or value.