No. 2,759 in Catalan
buscaven
"Buscaven" means "they were looking for" or "they searched" in English.
In a sentence
Els nens buscaven petxines a la platja.
The children were looking for shells on the beach.
The verb 'buscaven' is in the imperfect tense, indicating a repeated or continuous action in the past.
Buscaven una solució al problema durant hores.
They were searching for a solution to the problem for hours.
Here 'buscaven' is used to express a prolonged action in the past while focusing on the effort.
Quan vam arribar, els investigadors encara buscaven evidències.
When we arrived, the investigators were still seeking evidence.
The word 'buscaven' shows an ongoing action in the past at the time another action occurred.
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