No. 10,045 in Catalan
ocupaven
"Occupied" (past tense of "to occupy").
In a sentence
Els antics habitants ocupaven les terres per cultivar-les.
The ancient inhabitants occupied the lands to cultivate them.
Here, 'ocupaven' is used in the imperfect tense to indicate a repeated or continuous action in the past of inhabiting or using the lands.
Les butaques ocupaven tot l'espai del saló.
The armchairs occupied all the space in the living room.
In this sentence, 'ocupaven' conveys the action of filling or taking up space, describing a past scenario.
Durant l'època medieval, moltes caravanes ocupaven les rutes comercials.
During the medieval times, many caravans occupied the trade routes.
Here, 'ocupaven' refers to being present and utilizing space along the trade routes in a habitual or recurring manner.
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