This is the 10147th most frequent Catalan word.
participaven
"Participaven" means "they participated" or "they were participating."
Here, 'participaven' is used to describe an ongoing action from the past where the students were actively engaged in an activity.
Els estudiants participaven activament en el debat a l'aula.
The students actively participated in the classroom debate.
In this case, 'participaven' indicates a repeated action in the past, suggesting that multiple guests took part over a period during the event.
Durant la festa, molts convidats participaven en els jocs tradicionals.
During the party, many guests participated in traditional games.
Here, 'participaven' is utilized to show a habit or regular action in the past related to leisure and chess competitions.