This is the 4455th most frequent Catalan word.
marxat
"Marxat" means "left" or "gone" (past participle of "marxar," to leave).
In this sentence, 'marxat' is used as the past participle form of 'marxar,' indicating a completed action (I have gone). This usage demonstrates its employment in forming the past perfect tense.
He marxat a la botiga per comprar menjar.
I have gone to the store to buy food.
Here, 'marxat' again serves as the past participle of 'marxar,' explaining a past event (had left) within the subordinate clause. It shows its usage in reporting something happening before another past event.
Li vaig dir que havia marxat abans d'acabar el projecte.
I told him that I had left before finishing the project.
In this example, 'marxat' is utilized in a conditional structure to represent a hypothetical or unreal past situation, demonstrating its role in second conditional sentences.