This is the 3953rd most frequent Catalan word.
comptaven
"Comptaven" means "they counted" or "they were counting" in English.
In this sentence, 'comptaven' is used to indicate the act of counting.
Els participants comptaven els punts del joc.
The participants were counting the points of the game.
Here, 'comptaven' means to rely on or to have at one's disposal.
Antigament comptaven amb diversos recursos per fer front a les dificultats.
In the past, they used to rely on various resources to face difficulties.
In this sentence, 'comptava' is used to mean to consider or count as something significant.