This is the 3936th most frequent Catalan word.
començaven
"Començaven" means "they began" or "they were beginning" in English.
In this sentence, 'començaven' is used as a past imperfect tense indicating the initiation of understanding by the students.
Els alumnes començaven a entendre el concepte després de molta explicació.
The students were beginning to understand the concept after a lot of explanation.
Here, 'començaven' shows a habitual action in the past, indicating the regular timing when tasks were initiatied.
Ells començaven les tasques cada dia a les vuit del matí.
They used to start the tasks every day at eight in the morning.
'Començaven' in this sentence reflects the reaction or resultant state as an effect in past situations like rain.