No. 9,772 in Catalan
marxava
"Marxava" means "was leaving" or "was going" in English.
In a sentence
Ell marxava cap a casa després de la classe.
He was leaving towards home after the class.
Here, 'marxava' is used in the past tense (imperfect) to indicate an ongoing action in the past where the subject was leaving.
S'havia assegurat que tot estava preparat abans de marxar.
He had ensured everything was ready before leaving.
In this sentence, 'marxar' is mentioned in its infinitive form as part of a temporal clause indicating an action to occur after preparing.
Quan era jove, sempre marxava a les sis del matí.
When he was young, he always used to leave at six in the morning.
Here, 'marxava' illustrates the habitual aspect of an action in the past, describing a repeated action during the subject's youth.
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