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No. 7,674 in Catalan

canviés

"Canviés" is the subjunctive past tense (second person singular) of "canviar," meaning "you changed" or "you were to change."

In a sentence

  • Si canviés de feina, estaria més feliç.

    If I changed jobs, I would be happier.

    canviés is used as an imperfect subjunctive verb form to express a hypothetical situation.

  • Ella canviés d'opinió si li expliquessis la veritat.

    She would change her mind if you told her the truth.

    canviés is used here in a conditional clause requiring the subjunctive mood to denote uncertainty.

  • Voldria que ell canviés la seva actitud.

    I would like him to change his attitude.

    canviés is employed to express a desire regarding someone else's action, indicating the subjunctive mood.

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