Yap.Town

eu acabava

ended up, used to end, was ending

ɐ k ɐ b a v ɐ → acabar
acab finish; end + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #37,186
ended up Used with a gerund to mean that something eventually happened or turned out a certain way.
PO: Ela acabava fazendo tudo sozinha.
EN: She ended up doing everything by herself.
used to end, was ending
PO: A reunião acabava sempre às seis.
EN: The meeting always ended at six.
Conjugation of acabar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First acabava —
Third acabava —

Mas ela sempre acabava sendo o motivo da piada, não é?

But she always ended up being the butt of the joke, didn’t she?

— देवदास (2002)

Mas sempre acabava do mesmo jeito.

But it always ended the same way.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

O mundo começava e acabava naquele pedaço de terra.

The world began and ended on that patch of land.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

E sempre acabava por"cala a boca"e"foda-se".

And it always ended up with “shut up” and “fuck off.”

— Mommy (2014)

Não é à toa que ele acabava brincando sozinho.

No wonder he ended up playing by himself.

— Mommy (2014)