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desanimar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to discourage

The imperfect conjugation of desanimar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2134). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desanimaba
desanimabas
él/ella/Ud. desanimaba
nosotros desanimábamos
vosotros desanimabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desanimaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desanimaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to discourage often.

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