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買ってた

was buying, had bought, bought

→ 買う
買っ buy + て Te-form (conjunctive form) + た Past tense
verb · informal, pluperfect tense Rare #32,721
was buying, had bought, bought Colloquial contraction of 買っていた; depending on context, it can describe an ongoing or repeated past action, or a completed purchase.
JA: 昨日、スーパーで野菜を買ってた。
EN: I was buying vegetables at the supermarket yesterday.
Conjugation of 買う
Indicative pluperfect
買ってた

買ってたんだよ

I had bought it.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

ここでヤクを買ってた

I used to buy drugs here.

— アメリカン・ギャングスター (2007)

彼女、辞書も買ってたわよ。

She bought a dictionary too.

買ってた

I had bought it.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

トムは免税店でウォッカと香水を幾つか買ってたよ。

Tom bought some vodka and perfume at the duty-free shop.