implorava

Implorava is a Portuguese verb form that denotes a past action of begging, pleading, or imploring. It is the imperfect indicative form of the verb implorar, used to describe ongoing or repeated begging in the past, especially in narrative or descriptive contexts.

Etymology: The verb derives from Latin implorare, formed from in- “toward” and plorare “to cry out, lament,” preserving the sense of appealing for mercy or aid in the Portuguese form.

Grammatical notes: Implorar is a regular -ar verb. In the imperfect tense it takes endings -ava, -avas, -ava, -ávamos, -avam. Standard forms include eu implorava, tu imploravas, ele implorava, nós implorávamos, vocês imploravam (with regional variation for the second person singular and plural). The form is commonly found in literary and historical writing.

Usage: The imperfect implorava is used to describe pleas that occurred over a period of time in the past or were continuously repeated. It can convey emotional intensity or desperation in storytelling, dialogue, or descriptive narrative. In contemporaneous speech, speakers might choose other past tenses for nuance, but implorava remains common in prose and formal writing.

See also: implorar; súplica; misericórdia. The term shares cognates in other Romance languages, such as Italian implorava, with similar meanings and tense usage.