No. 5,013 in Catalan
actuaven
"Actuaven" means "they acted" or "they performed."
In a sentence
Els actors actuaven amb gran passió durant l'obra de teatre.
The actors acted with great passion during the play.
Third-person plural indicative imperfect tense of 'actuar', used to describe a repeated or continuous action in the past.
Abans de trobar millors solucions, les autoritats actuaven segons les circumstàncies.
Before finding better solutions, the authorities acted according to the circumstances.
'Actuaven' is used to indicate a customary or habitual past action, in this case, how the authorities responded.
Durant l'esdeveniment polític, molts ciutadans actuaven com a voluntaris.
During the political event, many citizens acted as volunteers.
'Actuaven' is employed to show an ongoing action in the past as part of the stated event, emphasizing their role.
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