eles custavam

cost

→ custar
cust to cost + avam They used to / were
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #40,492
cost Used for the price of something; the thing whose price is being asked about is the grammatical subject in Portuguese.
PO: Quanto custavam estes livros?
EN: How much did these books cost?
Conjugation of custar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First custava —
Third custava custavam

Cem folhas custavam um número modesto de moedas-padrão.

A hundred sheets cost a modest number of standard coins.

Os medicamentos, em particular, custavam exatamente o preço de tabela.

The medications, in particular, cost exactly the listed price.

Quanto custavam os alfinetes?

How much did the pins cost?

Passamos um tempo conversando sobre as roupas de Martina e o quanto custavam.

We spent some time talking about Martina’s clothes and how much they cost.