sospendevo

Sospendevo is the first-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb sospendere. The verb means to suspend, to interrupt temporarily, to hang, or to postpone. In everyday use, sospendere can refer to suspending a service, a decision, a sentence, or a physical suspension. The form sospendevo therefore expresses that the speaker was performing a suspension or repeatedly or habitually did so in the past.

Etymology: sospendere comes from Latin suspendere, formed from sub- 'under' and pendere 'to hang'. The sense of hanging or suspending developed into abstract uses such as delaying or pausing.

Usage: In narrative prose, sospendevo is used to describe past ongoing actions or routines. It does not necessarily indicate completed action; for completed actions, Italian commonly uses forms like passato prossimo or passato remoto.

Conjugation: Sospendevo follows the standard pattern for regular -ere verbs in the imperfect tense: io sospendevo, tu sospendevi, lui/lei sospendeva, noi sospendevamo, voi sospendevate, loro sospendevano.

Examples: Io sospendevo temporaneamente l'uso dell'app quando c'era un errore di sistema. Ogni volta che il progetto trovava ostacoli, noi sospendevamo le attività per riordinare le risorse. Il giudice sospendeva l'udienza per attendere nuove prove.

See also: sospendere, sospensione, linguistica italiana.