organizava

Organizava is a verb form in Portuguese, specifically the imperfect indicative of the verb organizar, which means to organize or arrange. The form is used with a singular subject, most often the first person singular (eu organizava) or the third person singular (ele/ela organizava). In normal context, the subject is clear from surrounding words, so the same form can convey either “I was organizing” or “he/she was organizing,” depending on who is speaking.

Etymology and meaning: The verb organizar comes from the root organize, with the Portuguese infinitive ending -ar. It reflects the broader Latin and Romance language lineage, where terms related to arranging, systematizing, or fitting parts into a whole evolved into modern equivalents like organizar.

Grammatical use: The imperfect tense expresses past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or not viewed as completed at a past time. It contrasts with the simple past (organizou), which denotes a completed action. For example: “Quando era criança, eu organizava meus brinquedos todo sábado.” “Ela organizava a agenda das reuniões há meses.”

Context and nuance: In narrative or reported speech, organizava can indicate a continuing process in the past rather than a single event. It is common in both formal and informal writing and speech, and it forms part of the broader set of Portuguese verb tenses used to describe past activities.

See also: Portuguese verb conjugation, organizando (gerund), organizer-related verb forms.