indicavamo

Indicavamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb indicare, which means to indicate, point out, or show. The form signals a past action that was ongoing or habitual, or it serves to provide background in narration. Indicazione? The word traces back to Latin indicare and is closely related to the English indicate.

In Italian, the imperfect tense, of which indicavamo is a part, describes actions in the past without emphasizing their completion. It is used to set scenes, describe repeated or customary past actions, or explain what the speakers used to indicate to others. It can also appear in reported speech to convey what was indicated earlier.

Conjugation and morphology: Indicavamo is formed from the stem indic- plus the imperfect ending -avamo, following the regular pattern for -are verbs in the Italian imperfect. Other forms of indicare in the imperfect include indicavo, indicavi, indicava, indicavate, indicavano.

Examples: Durante la visita guidata, indicavamo ai visitatori i luoghi di interesse. Translation: During the guided tour, we pointed out the places of interest. In a narrative, one might say: Noi indicavamo sempre la strada, finché qualcuno non prese il teleorbitore. Translation: We were always pointing out the way, until someone took the direction.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, indicare, imperfect tense.