No. 4,181 in Catalan
entrava
"Entrava" means "entered" or "was entering" in English.
In a sentence
Entrava a la biblioteca a buscar un llibre.
I was entering the library to find a book.
The verb 'entrava' is used in the imperfect tense, indicating an action occurring over a period in the past or as a habitual action.
Mentre jo entrava, ell sortia corrent.
While I was entering, he was running out.
'Entrava' is part of a past tense temporal structure indicating simultaneous actions.
Sempre entrava a casa cantant una cançó.
He always used to enter the house singing a song.
The sentence uses 'entrava' to describe a habitual action in the past.
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