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yo oía

heard, could hear

o ˈi a → oír
oí to hear + a yo/él/ella imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,727
heard, could hear An imperfect past form of “oír.”
SP: Desde la cocina, oía la lluvia.
EN: From the kitchen, I could hear the rain.
Conjugation of oír
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First oía —
Third oía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First oía —
Third oía —
oyera

No podía evitar reírme cuando oía esa historia.

I couldn't help laughing whenever I heard that story.

Carajo, hacía años que no oía ese nombre.

Damn, I hadn’t heard that name in years.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

No podía creer lo que oía.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

La música se oía desde fuera.

The music could be heard from outside.

— Pecadores (2025)

Era una frase que oía cada vez más a menudo.

It was a phrase I was hearing more and more often.

Para entonces, nadie oía nada.

By then, nobody could hear anything.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tom no podía creer lo que oía.

Tom couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Se oía por toda la zona.

It could be heard throughout the area.

— Bacurau (2019)

Cuánto tiempo que no te oía cantar.

It's been so long since I heard you sing.

— Volver (2006)

Le oía hablar inglés con frecuencia.

I often heard him speaking English.

No oía su voz hace mucho.

I hadn't heard his voice in a long time.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

El ruido se oía hasta en la última planta del edificio.

The noise could be heard even on the top floor of the building.

Veía trabajar a las hermanas y las oía cantar.

I watched the sisters work and heard them sing.

De vez en cuando pedía silencio, pero no se oía nada a la distancia.

Every now and then, he would ask for silence, but nothing could be heard in the distance.

Cómo viniendo del pasado, pensé que te oía cantar.

As if coming from the past, I thought I heard you singing.

— El cuento de la Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Se la oía cantar toda la noche.

She could be heard singing all night long.

Era la primera vez que se oía su voz por la radio.

It was the first time his voice had ever been heard on the radio.

— El último emperador (1987)

Ella oía disparos cada noche.

She heard gunshots every night.

Era la Sanadora Agatha; se la oía desde varias casas de distancia.

It was Agatha the Healer; you could hear her from several houses away.

Tom oía lobos aullando en la distancia.

Tom heard wolves howling in the distance.

No la oía desde hace años, pero antes la escuchaba continuamente.

I hadn't heard her for years, but before I used to hear her constantly.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

No oía mis propios pasos.

I couldn't hear my own footsteps.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Sounds similar to

oír o ˈi ɾ oís o ˈi s