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ellos sonaban

sounded, rang

→ sonar
son to ring + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #52,385
sounded, rang For bells and alarms, this means “rang.”
SP: Las campanas sonaban toda la mañana.
EN: The bells rang all morning.
Conjugation of sonar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sonaba —
Third sonaba sonaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sonaba —
Third sonaba sonaban

Y sonaban bastante fuerte.

And they sounded pretty loud.

Las campanas sonaban cuando la pareja salió de la iglesia.

The bells were ringing as the couple left the church.

Estos gritos sonaban más como te peleas con mi papá.

Those screams sounded more like you were arguing with my dad.

— Familia (2023)

Todas las casas temblaban y las alarmas sonaban en todas partes.

All the houses were shaking and alarms were going off everywhere.