This is the 5515th most frequent Catalan word.
cridava
"Cridava" means "was shouting" or "was yelling" in English.
In this sentence, 'cridava' is used in the past narrative form to describe the action of shouting due to fear.
El nen cridava perquè tenia por.
The boy was shouting because he was scared.
'Cridava' here is used to mean 'called', indicating the act of vocally summoning the dog in the past.
Quan ella cridava al seu gos, ell venia corrent.
When she called her dog, he came running.
Here, 'cridava' is used to describe exclaiming loudly with happiness, showing an emotional response.