marxava

This is the 9772nd most frequent Catalan word.


marxava

"Marxava" means "was leaving" or "was going" in English.


Here, 'marxava' is used in the past tense (imperfect) to indicate an ongoing action in the past where the subject was leaving.

Ell marxava cap a casa després de la classe.

He was leaving towards home after the class.


In this sentence, 'marxar' is mentioned in its infinitive form as part of a temporal clause indicating an action to occur after preparing.

S'havia assegurat que tot estava preparat abans de marxar.

He had ensured everything was ready before leaving.


Here, 'marxava' illustrates the habitual aspect of an action in the past, describing a repeated action during the subject's youth.

Quan era jove, sempre marxava a les sis del matí.

When he was young, he always used to leave at six in the morning.