immaginavate
Immaginavate is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb immaginare, meaning you all imagined or you all were imagining in the past. It is used to describe actions that were ongoing, repeated, or habitual at a past time in relation to voi.
- It is a regular -are verb form. The stem is immagin- and the standard imperfect ending for
- The complete set of imperfect endings for -are verbs is: io immaginavo, tu immaginavi, lui/lei immaginava,
- Immaginavate often conveys background activities or settings in past narration, rather than a completed past action.
- It can appear in questions or statements about past routines or imagined scenarios, frequently with time
- Quando eravate bambini, immaginavate mondi fantastici. (When you were children, you imagined fantastic worlds.)
- Voi immaginavate scenari alternativi mentre raccontavate la storia. (You all were imagining alternative scenarios while you
- immaginare derives from Latin imago, meaning image, and entered Italian through semantic development related to forming
- immaginare, the infinitive form; immaginate, the present tense second-person plural form.
- Other imperfect forms for reference: io immaginavo, tu immaginavi, lui/lei immaginava, noi immaginavamo, loro immaginavano.
This entry describes a standard Italian verb form used in everyday language and writing.