impedíais

Impedíais is a verb form in the Spanish language. Specifically, it is the second-person plural imperfect indicative of the verb impedir. The verb impedir means to prevent, hinder, or impede. The imperfect indicative tense in Spanish is used to describe past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or habitual in nature, without a specific beginning or end point.

Therefore, impedíais translates to "you all were preventing," "you all used to prevent," or "you all would prevent." It describes a past action of preventing or hindering that was happening repeatedly or continuously from the perspective of addressing multiple people (vosotros/vosotras). For example, "Vosotros impedíais su progreso" would mean "You all were preventing his progress" or "You all used to prevent his progress." The form is characteristic of the Spanish spoken in Spain, where the pronoun vosotros/vosotras is commonly used. In Latin American Spanish, the equivalent would typically be a form of ustedes, such as "ustedes impedían."