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mamar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to suckle, to nurse

The imperfect conjugation of mamar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1476). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo mamaba
mamabas
él/ella/Ud. mamaba
nosotros mamábamos
vosotros mamabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. mamaban

Example sentence

Antes yo mamaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to suckle, to nurse often.

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