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ned
"ned" means "he/she swims" (third person singular of "nedar").
In a sentence
Ell nedava al riu cada estiu.
He swam in the river every summer.
The word 'nedava' is the conjugated form of the verb 'nedar' in the imperfect tense, denoting a habitual or past continuous action of swimming.
Quan aprèn a nedar, pot disfrutar més de les vacances.
When one learns to swim, they can enjoy their vacations more.
Here, 'nedar' is used in its infinitive form to describe the general action of swimming.
La nena ha après a nedar aquesta setmana.
The girl learned to swim this week.
In this sentence, 'nedar' is used as an infinitive following 'après,' indicating the action learned.
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