soñábamos

Soñábamos is a Spanish phrase that translates to "we were dreaming" or "we dreamed" in English. It is the imperfect tense of the verb soñar, which means to dream. The imperfect tense is used to describe past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or described a state of being in the past. Therefore, "soñábamos" can convey a sense of continuous dreaming in the past or a past dream that was an ongoing experience.

The phrase is commonly used in literature, poetry, and everyday conversation to evoke a sense of nostalgia, fantasy, or a shared past experience. It can refer to literal dreams experienced during sleep, or it can be used metaphorically to describe aspirations, hopes, or fantasies that a group of people held in the past. The plural form "soñábamos" indicates that the dreaming or the shared vision involved more than one person.

For example, in a narrative, "Soñábamos con un futuro mejor" would mean "We dreamed of a better future." The imperfect tense here suggests that this dreaming was a continuous or habitual state in the past. Alternatively, "Anoche soñábamos cosas extrañas" would translate to "Last night we were dreaming strange things," implying ongoing dream activity during the night. The versatility of the phrase allows it to describe both literal and figurative past dreams.