This is the 8001st most frequent Catalan word.
continuaven
"Continuaven" means "they continued" in English.
Here, 'continuaven' refers to the past habitual action of continuing work.
Continuaven treballant malgrat les dificultats.
They continued working despite the challenges.
In this sentence, 'continuaven' describes the ongoing continuous action of birds singing in the past.
Els ocells continuaven cantant mentre sortia el sol.
The birds continued singing as the sun rose.
The usage of 'continuaven' in this instance conveys the maintenance or persistence of traditions over time in past.