offendavamo
Offendavamo is the first‑person plural imperfect tense form of the Italian verb offendere, which means "to offend, to insult, or to sin." In standard Italian grammar, the imperfect is used to describe an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past, or to set the background for other events. The stem for offendere is offende‑, and the endings for the first‑person plural in the imperfect are -amo, giving offend‑ + -avamo. This form appears in Italian literature, historical documents, and everyday speech to convey that a group of people was simultaneously committing an offense or expressing disapproval.
The word belongs to the first conjugation family of Italian verbs, characterized by the -are infinitive ending.
Usage of offendavamo is typically limited to contexts where a collective action in the past is being