No. 4,206 in Catalan
esperàvem
"Esperàvem" means "we were waiting" or "we hoped" in English.
In a sentence
Esperàvem que plouria avui.
We expected it to rain today.
In this sentence, 'esperàvem' is used to indicate a past expectation or assumption about the probability of an event occurring.
Quan érem petits, sempre esperàvem l'arribada dels reis.
When we were children, we always awaited the arrival of the kings.
Here, 'esperàvem' refers to a repeated action in the past, relating to anticipation.
Des del matí, esperàvem al cotxe.
Since the morning, we had been waiting in the car.
The usage of 'esperàvem' in this context shows the action of waiting starting in the past and continuing up to a point in time.
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