No. 10,041 in Catalan
ocorria
"Ocorria" is the imperfect tense of the verb "ocórrer," meaning "it happened" or "it occurred" in English.
In a sentence
Cada vegada que ocorria un incident, avisàvem l'equip.
Each time an incident occurred, we notified the team.
Here, 'ocorria' is used to describe a repetitive past event or action (imperfect tense), indicating a situation happening over time.
Em vaig preguntar què ocorria darrere de les cortines.
I wondered what was happening behind the curtains.
In this sentence, 'ocorria' signifies an ongoing action in the past, suggesting an inquiry into the unfolding situation.
No ocorria res estrany aquella nit.
Nothing strange was happening that night.
The use of 'ocorria' here denotes a lack of action or events during a specific past time frame, emphasizing inactivity or normalcy.
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