No. 7,507 in Catalan
avisava
"Avisava" means "was warning" or "was informing."
In a sentence
Ell avisava als seus amics cada vegada que hi havia una reunió.
He was notifying his friends every time there was a meeting.
In this sentence, 'avisava' is used in its imperfect form to express a habitual action in the past, indicating that he used to notify his friends repeatedly.
L'instructor avisava que l'examen seria difícil.
The instructor was warning that the exam would be difficult.
Here, 'avisava' is used in an informative sense, implying the instructor was giving a cautionary statement about the difficulty of the exam.
Jo avisava que sortiria tard aquella nit.
I was informing that I would leave late that night.
'Avisava' in this example is used to convey that the speaker was providing information about their plans in the past.
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