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haguessin
"Haguessin" means "they had" in the subjunctive pluperfect tense.
In a sentence
Si haguessin sabut la resposta, haurien guanyat.
If they had known the answer, they would have won.
The word 'haguessin' is used in a hypothetical statement combined with a result clause, following the formation of Type 3 conditional where the pluperfect subjunctive is used.
Els estudiants esperaven que haguessin acabat l'examen abans.
The students were hoping that they had finished the exam earlier.
Here, 'haguessin' conveys past expectation in a subordinate noun clause, reflecting an action perceived as prior to the main clause.
No pensàvem que haguessin vist la pel·lícula abans.
We didn't think that they had seen the movie before.
In this sentence, 'haguessin' is utilized in a negative belief setup, signifying a subjunctive mood to express uncertainty about a past action.
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