expellebantur

Expellebantur is a Latin verb form. It is the third-person plural imperfect passive indicative of the verb expellere. Expellere itself means "to drive out," "to expel," or "to cast out." Therefore, expellebantur translates to "they were being driven out," "they were being expelled," or "they were being cast out." This tense and voice combination indicates an ongoing action in the past, experienced by the subject (they) as being acted upon by an external force. In a sentence, it would describe a situation where a group of people or things were in the process of being removed or ejected. For example, "Milites expellebantur ab urbe" would mean "The soldiers were being driven out of the city." The imperfect tense emphasizes the duration or repetition of this expulsion, rather than a single completed event. The passive voice highlights that "they" are the recipients of the action, not the performers.