No. 8,276 in Catalan
desapareixia
"Desapareixia" means "was disappearing" or "used to disappear."
In a sentence
Ell desapareixia misteriosament cada cap de setmana.
He mysteriously disappeared every weekend.
Used as a verb indicating a repeated action in the past, through the imperfect tense.
La llum del sol desapareixia darrere les muntanyes.
The sunlight was disappearing behind the mountains.
Used as a verb to describe a progressive action in the past, through the imperfect tense.
El seu nom desapareixia en les converses quan entrava algú nou.
His name disappeared from conversations when someone new entered.
Used as a verb to convey an incomplete or recurrent action in the past, through the imperfect tense.
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