habitaste

Habitaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb habitar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates to “you inhabited” or “you dwelt,” and it marks a completed action in the past. Habitar means to inhabit or reside in a place, and it can refer to people, animals, or entities in narrative contexts. The verb follows a regular -ar conjugation pattern: yo habité, tú habitaste, él habitó, nosotros habitamos, vosotros habitasteis, ellos habitaron. The participle is habitado, and the gerund is habitando. The related noun hábitat denotes a natural dwelling or environment.

Etymology and related terms: Habitar derives from Latin habitāre, linked to the notion of dwelling. The term hábitat, borrowed into Spanish, shares the same root and is widely used in biology and ecology. Related forms include habitante (resident or inhabitant) and habitabilidad or habitables in appropriate contexts, referring to things capable of being inhabited.

Usage notes: Habitaste appears mainly in formal, literary, or historical writing, or in narrative past tense. In everyday speech, many speakers prefer vivir or morar to express residence or dwelling, depending on context. It can take prepositional complements such as habitar en una casa, en una ciudad, o en un país. It should not be confused with forms of haber, a different verb used as an auxiliary.

Example sentence: Tú habitaste esa casa durante varios años.