ava

In a sentence

• Quan arribava sempre es quedava mirant la posta de sol.

  When he/she/they arrived, he/she/they always stayed watching the sunset.

  The word 'ava' is part of the verb 'arribava,' which is the third-person singular past imperfect tense of 'arribar'. In this sentence, it denotes an ongoing or habitual past action.

• S'esperava a la parada fins que arribava l'autobús.

  He/she/they waited at the stop until the bus arrived.

  Here, 'ava' appears in 'esperava' and 'arribava.' Both are verbs in past imperfect tense, describing ongoing actions in the past.

• Ell esperava que tot sortís bé.

  He/she hoped that everything would turn out well.

  In this example, 'ava' is in 'esperava,' the past imperfect form of 'esperar,' showing an action or state that occurred over an indefinite time in the past.