perdías

Perdías is a Spanish verb form. It is the second-person singular imperfect indicative of perder, meaning to lose. This form expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the past, translating to “you were losing” or “you used to lose.”

Morphology and usage: perder is a regular -er verb. In the imperfect, the endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. The stem is perd-, and perdías is formed by adding -ías with an accent on í. The accent marks the imperfect stress. Perdías should not be confused with perdiste, which is the preterite form meaning “you lost.”

Usage and examples: The form is used to describe past habits or ongoing situations. Examples: “Antes perdías mucho tiempo viendo la televisión.” “Cuando eras niño, perdías tus llaves con frecuencia.” These sentences describe repeated past actions or states.

Related forms and notes: Other imperfect forms of perder are: yo perdía, tú perdías, él/ella/usted perdía, nosotros perdíamos, vosotros perdíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes perdían. The noun “pérdidas” (with acute accent on é) means “losses” and is not the same as this verb form. Etymology: perdías, like the rest of perder, derives from Latin perdere, meaning to lose.