This is the 941st most frequent Spanish word.
decía
"Decía" means "he/she/it was saying" or "he/she/it said" (imperfect tense).
In this sentence, "decía" emphasizes a habit or repeated action in the past, as it describes an ongoing reaction to a recurring situation.
Decía la verdad cada vez que le preguntaban sobre el incidente.
He would tell the truth every time they asked him about the incident.
Here, "decía" represents an ongoing action in the past, specifically describing something that was being expressed during a continuous timeframe.
Me sonaba familiar lo que decía durante la reunión.
What he was saying during the meeting sounded familiar to me.
"Decía" here is used in the imperfect tense to express a repeated or continuous action in the past, indicating that the act of telling happened regularly or was a customary behavior.