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moria
The Catalan word "moria" is the third-person singular imperfect form of the verb "morir," meaning "was dying" or "used to die" in English.
In a sentence
Ell moria cada vegada que pensava en el seu amor perdut.
He died a little every time he thought about his lost love.
The verb 'moria' is used in an emotional or figurative sense to indicate profound sadness or despair.
La planta moria per falta d'aigua.
The plant was dying due to lack of water.
Here, 'moria' refers to the literal physical state of an object losing its vitality or life.
Jo pensava que moria quan vaig veure l'accident.
I thought I was dying when I saw the accident.
In this sentence, 'moria' is used to express the speaker's intense and overwhelming emotional reaction to a shocking event.
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