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eu começava

was starting, used to start

k u m ɨ s a v ɐ → começar
começ start, begin + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #40,848
was starting, used to start Imperfect past form of “começar” (describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past).
PO: Eu começava a trabalhar às oito todos os dias.
EN: I used to start working at eight every day.
Conjugation of começar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First começava —
Third começava —

Quando chegamos à mina, sentimos que a realidade começava a mudar.

When we arrived at the mine, we felt reality beginning to change.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

Começava a chover.

It was starting to rain.

De algum modo tenho que admitir que meu jogo começava a se libertar.

Somehow I have to admit that my game was starting to break free.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Não sabias a que horas começava a reunião?

Didn't you know what time the meeting started?