estaba rota

was broken

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phrase Rare #31,694
was broken Used with a feminine singular noun. Estaba is the imperfect form of estar, and rota agrees with the noun in gender and number. It can describe something that was damaged or not working.
SP: La ventana estaba rota después de la tormenta.
EN: The window was broken after the storm.

El ala del pájaro estaba rota.

The bird's wing was broken.

No es verdad, ya estaba rota.

That's not true, it was already broken.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Una de las alas del águila estaba rota.

One of the eagle's wings was broken.

Mi padre arregló la silla que estaba rota.

My father fixed the chair that was broken.

Porque estaba rota.

Because it was broken.

— Bugonia (2025)

La aleta de la hélice estaba rota.

The propeller blade was broken.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

La puerta estaba rota.

The door was broken.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

La máquina estaba rota.

The machine was broken.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Pero la máquina estaba rota, ¿no?

But the machine was broken, wasn't it?

— Oh Boy (2012)