inhibían

Inhibían is a verb form in Spanish. It is the third-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb inhibir, meaning "they were inhibiting" or "they inhibited."

Inhibir is a transitive verb meaning to inhibit, restrain, or prevent the development or action of something. The verb derives from Latin inhibēre, formed from in- “in” + habēre “to hold.” In Spanish, inhibir follows the regular -ir verb pattern, with its imperfect tense showing the -ía endings.

Conjugation notes: In the imperfect indicative, the endings for -ir verbs are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Therefore, the forms for inhibir in the imperfect are inhibía, inhibías, inhibía, inhibíamos, inhibíais, inhibían. The form inhibían corresponds to the third-person plural.

Usage: The imperfect indicative expresses past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or not viewed as completed. Examples include: “Las políticas inhibían la competencia” (The policies inhibited competition) and “Los nervios inhibían la respuesta del atleta” (The nerves inhibited the athlete’s response). Context often makes clear whether a past ongoing action or a past simple narration is intended.

Related forms: The corresponding imperfect subjunctive forms are inhibieran or inhibiesen. The present indicative forms are inhibo, inhibes, inhibe, inhibimos, inhibís, inhiben, used for current or general statements about inhibiting.