estudiaven

estudiaven

"Estudiaven" means "they studied" or "they were studying" in English.

Here, 'estudiaven' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate a habitual action that occurred in the past.

Els alumnes estudiaven cada vespre a la biblioteca.

The students studied every evening at the library.

In this sentence, 'estudiaven' describes an ongoing action in the past within a specific context—what the speaker remembers from their youth.

Quan jo era petit, els meus germans estudiaven matemàtiques a casa.

When I was young, my brothers studied mathematics at home.

Here, 'estudiaven' is used to indicate an action carried out continuously in the past with a specific purpose in this context.

Estudiaven sense descans perquè tenien exàmens difícils.

They studied without rest because they had difficult exams.