This is the 798th most frequent Portuguese word.
ia
"ia" is the imperfect tense of the verb "ir" (to go) in Portuguese, meaning "was going" or "would go."
In this sentence, 'ia' is used as the imperfect tense of the verb 'ir' (to go), indicating an action that was ongoing in the past but was interrupted or not completed.
Eu ia ao parque quando começou a chover.
I was going to the park when it started to rain.
Here, 'íamos' is the first person plural imperfect form of 'ir', used in a hypothetical or uncompleted situation in the past.
Nós íamos viajar, mas os planos mudaram.
We were going to travel, but the plans changed.
In this sentence, 'ia' indicates the conditional mood as part of an indirect discourse, referencing what someone stated would happen or intention at a past time.