sofria

Sofria is a form of the Portuguese verb sofrer, which means to suffer or endure. It is used to describe a past state of suffering or endurance, typically in the imperfect indicative tense. In standard Portuguese, the form sofria corresponds to the first-person singular (eu sofria) and the third-person singular (ele/ela sofria) in the past, and it also appears with you (você sofria) since você is treated as third-person singular.

Examples of usage include sentences like "Eu sofria de dor constante" and "Ela sofria quando lembrava o incidente." The form is common in narrative prose and everyday speech when referring to ongoing or habitual past suffering.

Etymology and cognates: Sofria derives from the verb sofrer, which comes from Latin sufferre (to bear, endure). The word has cognates in other Romance languages, such as Spanish sufría, which corresponds to the same sense of ongoing past suffering.

Usage notes: Sofria is typically used to convey that suffering was ongoing or repeated in the past. It can appear in literary descriptions, personal recollections, and explanatory passages about past hardships. In many contexts, it is complemented by other past tenses to help clarify timing and duration.

See also: sofrer, sofrimento, sofrimento (noun forms related to the act or state of suffering).