guardavano

Guardavano is a verb form in the Italian language. It is the third-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb "guardare," which means "to look" or "to watch." The imperfect tense in Italian is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set a scene or describe states of being in the past. Therefore, "guardavano" translates to "they were looking," "they used to look," or "they watched." It implies an action that was happening over a period of time in the past, or a repeated action. For example, "I bambini guardavano la televisione" means "The children were watching television" or "The children used to watch television." The context in which the verb is used determines the precise nuance. It can refer to a visual act of looking at something or someone, or metaphorically to the act of observing or paying attention.