lavorava

Lavorava is an Italian verb form. It is the imperfect indicative of lavorare, meaning to work. The imperfect describes actions in the past that were ongoing, repeated, or set in the background. In Italian, the subject is often implicit because the verb ending signals person and number, but the form typically corresponds to he, she, or Lei if the subject is stated.

Conjugation and meaning: in the imperfect tense, the forms are io lavoravo, tu lavoravi, lui/lei/Lei lavorava, noi lavoravamo, voi lavoravate, loro lavoravano. The specific form lavorava is the third person singular, used for "he was working," "she was working," or "you (formal) were working" when Lei is the subject.

Etymology and related forms: the verb lavorare comes from Latin laborare, to toil or work, itself from the root labor. Cognates in other Romance languages include Spanish trabajaba, French travaillait, all sharing a common root.

Usage: lavorava appears in narrative and descriptive past contexts, especially to express ongoing past actions or habitual past behavior. Examples: "Quando Mario arrivò, lui lavorava nel giardino" or "Da giovane, lavorava molto." It is not a noun and has no capitalized form unless starting a sentence.