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eu batia

was hitting, was knocking

b ɐ t i ɐ → bater
bat to hit; to strike + ia Imperfect past tense
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #13,986
was hitting, was knocking Imperfect past of "bater"; depending on context it can mean an ongoing past action (“was hitting/knocking”) or a habitual one (“used to hit/knock”).
PO: Ele batia na porta todos os dias.
EN: He used to knock on the door every day.
Conjugation of bater
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First batia —
Third batia —

Ele sempre batia em vocês?

Did he always hit you?

— Pecadores (2025)

Não é à toa que seu velho batia em você.

It's no wonder your old man used to beat you.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Não, que isso, eu batia sozinho.

No, not at all, I used to hit them myself.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Fadil frequentemente batia em Layla.

Fadil frequently hit Layla.

De vez em quando, me batia.

Every now and then, he would hit me.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

O vento batia na cara com força.

The wind was hitting my face hard.

Batia nela.

He used to hit her.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

O sol batia forte na janela do escritório.

The sun was beating down brightly through the office window.

O meu coração batia forte o tempo todo.

My heart was pounding the whole time.

— Titanic (1997)

O coração batia forte quando ela apareceu.

My heart was pounding when she appeared.

Quando eu tinha sua idade, eu que batia nos meus amigos.

When I was your age, I was the one who used to hit my friends.

— Malèna (2000)

Eu batia muita punheta quando era adolescente.

I used to masturbate a lot when I was a teenager.

Quando a gente era criança, a gente batia punheta juntos.

When we were kids, we used to masturbate together.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Eu não batia punheta com vocês.

I didn't masturbate to you guys.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Eu sempre batia os lances deles.

I always beat their bids.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Batia nela?

Did he hit her?

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

E, claro, seu pai batia em você quando chegava do bar.

And of course, your father would hit you when he came home from the bar.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Algo não batia.

Something didn’t add up.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

O galo batia as asas.

The rooster was flapping its wings.

— Caché (2005)

Tom batia nos filhos.

Tom used to beat his children.

O que sabemos é que Fadil às vezes batia em Layla.

What we do know is that Fadil sometimes hit Layla.

Mas, em vez de lhe levar água, o irmão batia-lhe.

But instead of bringing him water, his brother beat him.

— O Espelho (1975)

Quando a gente batia de frente, ele fingia que me respeitava.

When we clashed, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Seu coração batia devagar.

His heart was beating slowly.

A chuva batia de leve contra a janela.

The rain was gently pattering against the window.

Sounds similar to

bacia b ɐ s i ɐ