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preguntava
"Preguntava" means "was asking" or "asked" (imperfect tense of "preguntar").
In a sentence
Em preguntava si seria possible visitar aquell lloc.
I was wondering if it would be possible to visit that place.
In this sentence, 'preguntava' is used in the first-person singular (em preguntava), indicating a reflective or curious state of asking oneself.
Ella em preguntava què volia dir aquella paraula.
She was asking me what that word meant.
In this sentence, 'preguntava' is used in the third-person singular (ella em preguntava), showing that someone was directly asking a question to another person.
Ens preguntava si podíem ajudar-lo amb el problema.
He/she was asking us if we could help him/her with the problem.
Here 'preguntava' is used in the third-person singular (ens preguntava), demonstrating a polite or formal inquiry directed towards a group.
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