No. 1,885 in Catalan
havíem
The Catalan word "havíem" means "we had" in English (past perfect of "have").
In a sentence
Havíem anat al mercat aquest matí.
We had gone to the market this morning.
Havíem is used as part of the compound past tense pluscuamperfect, indicating that an action was completed before another past action.
Havíem estudiat molt per l'examen.
We had studied a lot for the exam.
Havíem is used here to describe a past occurrence that was completed before another past event.
Havíem vist aquesta pel·lícula junts.
We had watched this movie together.
In this sentence, havíem is employed to indicate the completion of an action in the past before another contextually relevant time.
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