Apostamos durante la partida.

Apostamos comes from the verb apostar = to bet.

It is the nosotros form, so it means we bet.

One tricky point: apostamos can be either:

• present indicative: we bet
• preterite: we bet

Those two forms look exactly the same in Spanish for nosotros. Context tells you which one is meant.

Examples:

• Apostamos todos los fines de semana. = We bet every weekend. (present / habitual)
• Apostamos durante la partida. = We bet during the game. (often understood as past if the context is telling a story)

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb already shows who is doing the action.

So instead of:

• Nosotros apostamos durante la partida.

Spanish very naturally says:

• Apostamos durante la partida.

The ending -amos already tells you the subject is we.

Including nosotros is possible, but it usually adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Nosotros apostamos, pero ellos no. = We bet, but they didn’t.

Durante means during.

It is used before a noun phrase, not before a full conjugated clause.

So:

• durante la partida = during the game/match

This is different from mientras, which means while and is usually followed by a clause:

• Apostamos mientras jugábamos. = We bet while we were playing.

A quick comparison:

• durante + noun → durante la partida
• mientras + clause → mientras jugábamos

Here, partida means game, match, or round, depending on context.

It is especially common for:

• card games
• board games
• some types of competitive play

Depending on the situation, English could translate it as:

• game
• match
• round

A useful note:

• juego is a very general word for game
• partido is often used for a sports match
• partida often refers to a session, round, or match of play, especially non-sports games

So in this sentence, la partida is most naturally understood as the game.

La partida uses the definite article, so it refers to a specific game that the speaker and listener can identify.

• la partida = the game
• una partida = a game

So:

• Apostamos durante la partida. = We bet during the game.
• Apostamos durante una partida. = We bet during a game.

The version with la sounds like both people already know which game is being talked about.

Usually, no—not as the most direct meaning.

Apostamos normally means:

• we bet
• we do bet
• we bet habitually

If you want to clearly say we are betting right now, Spanish more often uses:

• Estamos apostando.

So:

• Apostamos durante la partida. = We bet during the game.
• Estamos apostando durante la partida. = We are betting during the game.

Spanish often uses the simple present more broadly than English, but the progressive form is still the clearest way to express an action in progress.

Both are possible, but they give a different view of the action.

• Apostamos = presents the action as a whole, often as a completed event
• Apostábamos = presents it as ongoing, repeated, or background action in the past

Compare:

• Apostamos durante la partida.
  We bet during the game.
  This sounds like a completed fact.

• Apostábamos durante la partida.
  We were betting during the game or We used to bet during the game.
  This emphasizes duration, repetition, or background.

So the choice depends on what the speaker wants to highlight.

Yes. Partida can have several meanings depending on context.

Some common ones are:

• game / match / round
• departure
• batch / itemized entry / category in some formal or business contexts

But in Apostamos durante la partida, the most natural meaning is clearly the game/match sense.

That is because:

• apostar fits naturally with games
• durante la partida sounds like an event happening during play

By itself, it means that the betting happened during the game.

It does not specifically say what the bets were about.

So it could mean:

• they were betting on the game itself
• they were betting on something else while the game was going on

The sentence only gives the time frame:

• durante la partida = during the game

If you wanted to be more specific, Spanish would usually add more information:

• Apostamos por el ganador durante la partida. = We bet on the winner during the game.

Yes, it is natural, especially if partida refers to a card game, board game, or similar kind of match.

A small nuance:

• In many contexts, partida sounds very natural for games like chess, cards, or board games.
• For sports, many speakers would more naturally say partido.

So:

• Apostamos durante la partida. sounds good for a game/session of play.
• If you mean a soccer match, many people would prefer Apostamos durante el partido.

The sentence itself is grammatically correct and natural. The best noun depends on the type of game.