hinchabas

Hinchabas is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb hinchar. As a conjugated form, it is not a standalone dictionary entry but a inflected version of the verb used to describe ongoing or repeated past action. Hinchar means to swell, puff up, inflate, or, in some contexts, to exaggerate. The imperfect tense marks a past action or state that was ongoing or habitual in the past, providing background information or setting the scene.

Conjugation in the imperfect for the verb hinchar includes: yo hinchaba, tú hinchabas, él/ella hinchaba, nosotros hinchábamos, vosotros hinchabais, ellos hinchaban. These forms illustrate how the imperfect communicates a sense of continuity or repetition in the past.

Usage notes and examples help illustrate its function. For physical actions, hinchabas can refer to inflating objects such as balloons or tires: “Ayer, tú hinchabas los globos para la fiesta.” In a broader sense, it can describe swelling or increasing in size, or be used figuratively to indicate a gradual accumulation of something, such as “hincharse de orgullo” in some expressions, though that uses the pronominal form hincharse rather than hinchar by itself.

Related terms include the base verb hinchar and other imperfect forms for different subjects, as well as related verb conjugation patterns in Spanish. Hinchas or hinchamiento are not direct derivatives of hinchabas themselves but are connected through the same verb root.