eu interessava

was interested (in), mattered, was of interest (to)

→ interessar
interess interest + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,571
was interested (in) Used with se: interessar-se por something or someone.
PO: Ela se interessava por música.
EN: She was interested in music.
mattered, was of interest (to) Often used with an indirect object, as in lhe interessava: it mattered to him/her.
PO: Isso não me interessava.
EN: That didn’t interest me.
Conjugation of interessar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First interessava —
Third interessava —

Só lhe interessava a vagina.

He was only interested in the vagina.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Só se interessava no livro.

He was only interested in the book.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

Fadil se interessava por cavalos.

Fadil was interested in horses.

Ou disse que não se interessava?

Or did he say he wasn't interested?

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

O Tom não sabia que a Mary se interessava por ele.

Tom didn't know that Mary was interested in him.

Não sabia que o Tom se interessava tanto pelas artes.

I didn't know Tom was so interested in the arts.

Não interessava!

It didn't matter!

— Vá e Veja (1985)

Eu não sabia que você se interessava por antiguidades.

I didn't know you were interested in antiques.