amaba a

loved

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phrase Uncommon #11,097
loved Used for past habitual or ongoing love; the a is the personal a used before a person.
SP: Ella amaba a su hermano mucho.
EN: She loved her brother very much.

Peter amaba a Jane.

Peter loved Jane.

Tom sabía que Mary amaba a John.

Tom knew that Mary loved John.

Tom amaba a Mary.

Tom loved Mary.

Yo amaba a mi padre.

I loved my father.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Sin embargo, ella amaba a los niños y estaba contenta con el trabajo.

However, she loved children and was happy with her job.

Tom realmente amaba a Mary.

Tom truly loved Mary.

Amaba a Sally Daniels en el noveno grado.

I loved Sally Daniels in ninth grade.

— Eternity (2025)

Yo amaba a Angela.

I loved Angela.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

No amaba a mi marido.

I didn't love my husband.

— Sin amor (2017)

Tom amaba a los animales.

Tom loved animals.

Y dicen que ella lo amaba a él.

And they say she loved him.

Amaba a mi esposa, no al altar Miyamizu.

I loved my wife, not the Miyamizu altar.

— Your Name (2016)

Pensaba que él te amaba, pero parece ser que él amaba a otra.

I thought he loved you, but it seems he loved someone else.

Tom pensaba que Mary no amaba a John.

Tom thought that Mary didn't love John.

El malicioso hijo amaba a su padre.

The malicious son loved his father.

Tom amaba a Mary, pero ella no lo amaba a él.

Tom loved Mary, but she didn’t love him.

Yo amaba a mi esposa.

I loved my wife.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Amaba a Dora Spenlow hasta la distracción.

He loved Dora Spenlow to the point of distraction.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

En todo caso, ella amaba a los niños y estaba contenta con el trabajo.

In any case, she loved children and was happy with her job.

Amaba a su madre.

He loved his mother.

Dijo que amaba a los animales.

She said she loved animals.

Creías que amaba a Rebecca?

Did you think I loved Rebecca?

— Rebeca (1940)

El país amaba a ese hombre.

The country loved that man.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tom amaba a María y María lo amaba a él.

Tom loved Maria and Maria loved him.

Mi madre amaba a mi padre.

My mother loved my father.

— Volver (2006)

Amaba a Tom.

I loved Tom.

Tom no amaba a Mary tanto como ella lo amaba a él.

Tom didn't love Mary as much as she loved him.

Hice lo que hice porque amaba a tu padre.

I did what I did because I loved your father.

Toruk amaba a mi padre.

Toruk loved my father.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Tom amaba a Mary con todo su corazón.

Tom loved Mary with all his heart.

Yo amaba a Walter.

I loved Walter.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Tom dijo que amaba a Mary.

Tom said he loved Mary.