No. 282 in Catalan
eren
"Eren" is the Catalan plural past imperfect tense of the verb "to be" (they were).
In a sentence
Eren molt feliços quan vivien prop del mar.
They were very happy when they lived near the sea.
In this sentence, 'eren' is used as the past tense (imperfect) of the verb 'ser' (to be), indicating a continuous state or situation in the past.
Eren els únics que coneixien el secret.
They were the only ones who knew the secret.
Here, 'eren' is used again as the imperfect past tense of 'ser', describing a past identity or characteristic without specifying when it started or ended.
Els arbres que hi havia en aquell parc eren molt alts.
The trees in that park were very tall.
In this example, 'eren' expresses a descriptive quality of the subject (the trees) in the past, using 'ser' in the imperfect past tense.
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