No. 5,515 in Catalan
cridava
"Cridava" means "was shouting" or "was yelling" in English.
In a sentence
El nen cridava perquè tenia por.
The boy was shouting because he was scared.
In this sentence, 'cridava' is used in the past narrative form to describe the action of shouting due to fear.
Quan ella cridava al seu gos, ell venia corrent.
When she called her dog, he came running.
'Cridava' here is used to mean 'called', indicating the act of vocally summoning the dog in the past.
Maria cridava d'alegria al veure'ns arribar.
Maria was shouting with joy upon seeing us arrive.
Here, 'cridava' is used to describe exclaiming loudly with happiness, showing an emotional response.
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