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brotar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to sprout, to spring forth

The imperfect conjugation of brotar (regular -ar verb, ranked #840). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo brotaba
brotabas
él/ella/Ud. brotaba
nosotros brotábamos
vosotros brotabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. brotaban

Example sentence

El agua brotaba de la roca como por arte de magia.

Water sprang forth from the rock as if by magic.

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