imparavamo

Imparavamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb imparare, meaning to learn. It corresponds to noi imparavamo and translates to we were learning or we used to learn in English. As an imperfect tense form, imparavamo describes ongoing actions, habits, or background situations in the past rather than single, completed events.

The form is commonly used in narrative and dialogue to set context or to describe routines that occurred repeatedly in the past. It can express what was being learned at a given time, such as in examples like imparavamo a leggere (we were learning to read) or imparavamo nuove tecniche (we were learning new techniques). Adverbs of frequency or time, such as spesso or sempre, can emphasize repetitiveness: imparavamo spesso dai nostri errori (we often learned from our mistakes).

Morphology and tense: imparavamo is formed from the stem impar- plus the imperfect ending -avamo, in keeping with the conjugation pattern of -are verbs. The imperfect tense (imperfetto) contrasts with the passato prossimo, which marks completed actions. In practice, imparavamo is versatile for describing memories, gradual processes, or habitual activities in the past.

See also: imparare, imperfetto, Italian grammar.