obbedivi

Obbedivi is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb obbedire, meaning to obey. In usage, obbedivi expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the past, equivalent to “you were obeying” or “you used to obey.” It appears in narrative or descriptive contexts where a past continuity of obedience is being described, as opposed to a completed past action typically rendered with ha obbedito or obbedì in other tenses.

Morphology and usage notes: The imperfect forms of obbedire are used to describe routines, repeated behavior, or states in the past. For tu, the form is obbedivi, while the other forms are obbedivo (io), obbedivi (tu), obbediva (lui/lei), obbedivamo (noi), obbedivate (voi), obbedivano (loro). While obbedivi is common in literature and historical narration, it is less frequent in everyday speech, where present forms or passato prossimo are more typical for simple past actions. In translation, obbedivi can be rendered as “you used to obey” or “you were obeying,” depending on context and aspect.

Etymology and related terms: Obbedire derives from Italian, with roots in the Latin oboedire, meaning to obey. The word forms a family with related terms such as obbedisce (he/she obeys) and obbediscono (they obey), illustrating the regular conjugation pattern for -ire verbs of this class. See also obbedire, imperfect (grammar), and Italian verb conjugation.

Note: Obbedivi is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept, and its interpretation depends on surrounding context and tense usage.