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yo costaba

cost, was costing, was difficult, took effort

→ costar
cost to cost + aba Imperfect past (I/he/she/you form)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #25,468
cost, was costing
SP: La entrada costaba diez euros.
EN: The ticket cost ten euros.
was difficult, took effort
SP: Me costaba mucho levantarme temprano.
EN: It was very difficult for me to get up early.
Conjugation of costar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First costaba —
Third costaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First costaba —
Third costaba —

El mes pasado este programa costaba el doble de lo que cuesta hoy.

Last month this program cost twice as much as it costs today.

Costaba un ojo de la cara.

It cost an arm and a leg.

Tom preguntó cuánto costaba el pasaje.

Tom asked how much the ticket cost.

Al principio me costaba mucho.

At first it was very difficult for me.

Costaba un riñón.

It cost an arm and a leg.

Ese anillo de diamantes costaba un ojo de la cara.

That diamond ring cost an arm and a leg.

Me costaba bastante entender lo que estaba diciendo.

I had a hard time understanding what he was saying.

Me averiguó cuánto costaba el papel.

He found out how much the paper cost for me.

Ese anillo de diamantes costaba un riñón.

That diamond ring cost an arm and a leg.

El pan costaba mucho, aunque era pan negro; y no tenían cómo ganarse la vida.

The bread was expensive, even though it was brown bread, and they had no way to make a living.

Quizá no costaba nada poner un autodoc en funcionamiento.

Maybe it wouldn’t have been hard to get an autodoc up and running.

Ese sombrero costaba cincuenta dólares.

That hat cost fifty dollars.

Me costaba mucho respirar.

I was having a lot of trouble breathing.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

Costaba trabajo mantener la conversación.

It was difficult to keep the conversation going.

Me parece que no te costaba nada dejarte puesta la chaqueta.

I don't think it would have cost you anything to keep your jacket on.

— Picnic (1955)