No. 1,874 in Catalan
formava
"Formava" means "formed" or "was forming" (third person singular, imperfect tense) in English.
In a sentence
Ell formava part del grup de música.
He was part of the music group.
The word 'formava' describes a past habitual or ongoing action that he was a member of the group.
Aquella experiència formava el seu caràcter.
That experience shaped his character.
Here, 'formava' conveys that the experience gradually influenced or constructed his character in the past.
El vent formava dunes a la sorra.
The wind formed dunes in the sand.
In this sentence, 'formava' refers to the repeated or ongoing action in past where the wind created dunes.
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