No. 4,683 in Catalan
queia
"Queia" means "fell" (past tense of "fall").
In a sentence
La pluja queia sobre els carrers empedrats.
The rain was falling on the cobblestone streets.
Here, 'queia' is used as the past imperfect form of the verb 'caure' (to fall), describing an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
Recordo el dia que ella queia de l'escala.
I remember the day she was falling from the stairs.
In this sentence, 'queia' again serves as the past imperfect of 'caure', used to describe an action in progress at a specific past moment.
Va dir que queia la nit molt de pressa.
She said that the night was falling very fast.
Here, 'queia' is the same verb form, referring to the metaphorical falling of the night in this narrative.
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