No. 8,079 in Catalan
costava
"Costava" means "it cost" or "was costing" in English.
In a sentence
Ahir em costava molt entendre el problema.
Yesterday, it was very difficult for me to understand the problem.
Expressing difficulty or effort involved in understanding something.
Quan era jove, sempre em costava despertar-me d'hora.
When I was young, it was always hard for me to wake up early.
Describing habitual difficulty in performing an action in the past.
El llibre costava vint euros abans de la rebaixa.
The book used to cost twenty euros before the discount.
Referring to the past price of an item before a change.
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