No. 2,230 in Catalan
demanava
"Demanava" means "asked" or "was asking" in English.
In a sentence
L'estudiant sempre demanava ajuda al professor.
The student always asked for help from the teacher.
In this sentence, 'demanava' is used in the imperfect tense of the verb 'demanar' to describe a habitual action in the past.
Ella em demanava si volia unir-me al projecte.
She was asking me if I wanted to join the project.
Here, 'demanava' serves to indicate an action that was occurring and continued for a time in the past.
El nen demanava un gelat cada vegada que anàvem al parc.
The child used to ask for ice cream every time we went to the park.
'Demanava' in this example describes a repeated action performed in the past whenever a certain condition was met.
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