vedevamo

Vedevamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb vedere, meaning to see. It translates to “we were seeing” or “we used to see” in English and is used to describe ongoing or habitual past actions, or to set the scene in narrative past.

Etymology and conjugation: Vedere is an -ere verb, and in the imperfect tense the standard endings are -vo, -vi, -va, -vamo, -vate, -vano. Therefore, the noi form is vedevamo. The full set in the imperfect is: io vedevo, tu vedevi, lui/lei vedeva, noi vedevamo, voi vedevate, loro vedevano. This form is regular for this verb class, with no key irregularities in the imperfect.

Usage: Vedevamo is commonly used to describe things that happened regularly in the past, or to provide background information in storytelling. It can express a habitual action, a state over a period, or a descriptive backdrop before a completed action.

Examples:

- Quando eravamo giovani, vedevamo le stelle ogni notte. (When we were young, we used to see the stars every night.)

- Non vedevamo l’ora di partire per le vacanze. (We were looking forward to leaving for vacation.)

- Nelle serate d’estate, vedevamo il tramonto dall’orizzonte. (On summer evenings, we used to see the sunset on the horizon.)

See also: Vedere, Italian verb conjugation, Imperfect Tense.