This is the 3123rd most frequent Catalan word.
pensaven
"Pensaven" means "they thought" in English.
The word 'pensaven' is used in an imperfect tense to describe a past habitual or ongoing thought of the students.
Els alumnes pensaven que l'examen seria difícil.
The students thought that the exam would be difficult.
Here, 'pensaven' is used to express a continuous or habitual mental activity in the past.
Quan eren petits, sempre pensaven en viatjar pel món.
When they were little, they always thought about traveling the world.
In this sentence, 'pensaven' is indicating the past belief or assumption before a particular event happened.