ascendia

This is the 7400th most frequent Catalan word.


ascendia

"Ascendia" is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of "ascendir," meaning "ascended" or "was ascending."


Here, 'ascendia' is used as the third person singular imperfect tense of the verb 'ascendir,' meaning 'to rise.' It describes the slow action of the sun moving upwards in the sky.

El sol ascendia lentament per l'horitzó.

The sun was slowly rising over the horizon.


In this example, 'ascendia' refers figuratively to moving to a higher rank within a hierarchical system, applied to career advancement.

Amb la promoció laboral, ell ascendia a una posició de més responsabilitat.

With the job promotion, he ascended to a position of higher responsibility.


Here, 'ascendia' is used to indicate a rise or increase in temperature over time.

La temperatura ascendia a mesura que passaven les hores.

The temperature was increasing as the hours went by.