mirabas

Mirabas is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb mirar, meaning to look, watch, or regard. As a conjugated form, mirabas expresses an ongoing past action, a habitual past action, or a state in the past in reference to "tú" as the subject.

Etymology and morphology: mirar comes from Latin mirāre and belongs to the -ar verb conjugation. The imperfect endings for -ar verbs are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. Therefore mirabas is formed from the stem mir- plus the ending -abas.

Usage: mirabas is used in narrative and dialogue to describe actions in progress in the past or habitual past actions by the listener. It appears with time markers or in questions: "¿Qué mirabas?" or statements like "Tú mirabas las estrellas cada noche."

Notes: It is a verb form, not a standalone word with a separate meaning; its sense comes from mirar. Variants for other subjects include miraba (usted/él/ella) and miraban (ellos/ellas/ustedes) in the appropriate contexts. When teaching or learning Spanish, mirabas is often presented alongside other imperfect forms to illustrate the imperfect tense paradigm.