No. 10,353 in Catalan
posposaven
"Posposaven" means "they were postponing" or "they postponed."
In a sentence
Els estudiants posposaven l'examen perquè no se sentien preparats.
The students were postponing the exam because they didn't feel prepared.
In this sentence, 'posposaven' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate an action that was habitually or repeatedly occurring in the past.
Amb freqüència posposaven les reunions per problemes de calendari.
They frequently postponed the meetings due to scheduling issues.
Here, 'posposaven' conveys repeated action in the past linked to a habitual situation, showing flexibility in the arrangements.
Els antics responsables posposaven tota decisió controvertida.
The former managers used to postpone any controversial decision.
The use of 'posposaven' illustrates avoidance as a repeated characteristic of the described subjects, emphasizing their reluctance.
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