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eu bastava

was enough, sufficed

b ɐ ʃ t a v ɐ → bastar
bast to be enough, to suffice + ava Imperfect past (I/he/she)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,669
was enough, sufficed Often used in the construction bastava + infinitive, meaning “all you had to do was…”
PO: Um pouco de água bastava.
EN: A little water was enough.
Conjugation of bastar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First bastava —
Third bastava —

Bastava um golpe hábil e Ema cairia.

All it would take was one skilful blow, and Ema would fall.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

Ela queria tocar algo belo para ele, mas uma corda não bastava.

She wanted to play something beautiful for him, but one string wasn't enough.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Bastava.

That was enough.

Se queríamos algo, bastava pegar.

If we wanted something, we just had to take it.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Bastava ter me pedido que eu te dava isso e muito mais.

You only had to ask, and I would have given you that and much more.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Fadil finalmente decidiu que bastava.

Fadil finally decided that enough was enough.