No. 10,256 in Catalan
pesava
Third-person singular imperfect form of "pesar" (to weigh).
In a sentence
L'any passat, el meu gat pesava 5 quilos.
Last year, my cat weighed 5 kilograms.
The word 'pesava' here is the imperfect tense of the verb 'pesar', indicating a past habitual action or state.
Quan la vaig veure per primera vegada, pesava més que avui.
When I saw her for the first time, she weighed more than today.
In this context, 'pesava' is used to describe a past temporary state.
Durant tot el dia, el sac de patates pesava massa per portar-lo sol.
Throughout the day, the sack of potatoes was too heavy to carry alone.
Here, 'pesava' expresses a characteristic of weight regarded over a past period.
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