This is the 7386th most frequent Catalan word.
arribàvem
"We were arriving."
Expressing an ongoing action in the past that coincides with another event.
Arribàvem a la festa just quan començava la música.
We were arriving at the party just when the music started.
Talking about a habitual action in the past.
Sempre arribàvem tard a classe quan hi havia trànsit.
We always arrived late to class when there was traffic.
Describing an action completed multiple times in the past.