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eu protegia

protected, was protecting

→ proteger
proteg protect + ia Imperfect tense (I/he/she)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #39,842
protected, was protecting Past imperfect form of “proteger.”
PO: A mãe protegia os filhos.
EN: The mother protected her children.
Conjugation of proteger
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First protegia —
Third protegia —

Você nunca disse a ela por que seu irmão protegia você.

You never told her why your brother was protecting you.

— Predador: Terras Selvagens (2025)

A família dela a protegia.

Her family protected her.

A cabana construída por Aguirre nos protegia do sol.

The hut built by Aguirre protected us from the sun.

— Aguirre, a Cólera dos Deuses (1972)

Meu irmão me protegia.

My brother protected me.

— Predador: Terras Selvagens (2025)