influíamos

Influíamos is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb influir for the first-person plural (nosotros/nosotras). It translates as “we influenced” or “we were influencing.” This form is used in narrative or descriptive past contexts to describe ongoing or habitual influence by a group on people, events, or opinions.

In use, influíamos denotes actions that occurred over a period in the past or were repeatedly influential. It contrasts with the preterite influyó (he/she/it influenced) or with influían (they influenced) and with influíamos in contexts emphasizing duration or habit. Example: Durante la campaña, influíamos en la opinión pública mediante mensajes constantes. Another example: Como equipo, influíamos en la dinámica del grupo.

Etymology and related forms: influir, the base verb, comes from Latin influere, from in- “into” + fluere “to flow.” The sense of influencing arises from the metaphor of “flowing into” someone or something to affect it. The imperfect form influíamos shares the common -í_a_mos ending of regular -ir verbs in this tense, and it carries an accent on the í to indicate the standard stress pattern.

Notes: influir is an irregular -ir verb with several orthographic and phonetic changes in some tenses (for example, present forms like influyo, influye; imperfect forms follow regular -ir patterns with the accent). As a verb form, influíamos is not a separate lexical entry but a conjugated form used to describe past influence by a collective subject.

See also: influir, influencia, influencia social.