This is the 10566th most frequent Catalan word.
queixaven
"Queixaven" means "they complained."
In this context, 'queixaven' is the third person plural of the imperfect tense of 'queixar-se' ('to complain'). It conveys an ongoing or repetitive action that the subject 'els alumnes' (the students) were performing in the past.
Els alumnes es queixaven per la quantitat de tasques.
The students were complaining about the amount of homework.
'Queixaven', in this sentence, is used as a description of the dogs' vocal reaction to external stimuli, emphasizing an ongoing past action.
Els gossos es queixaven del soroll constant.
The dogs were whining because of the constant noise.
Here, 'queixaven' refers to the subjects expressing discontent audibly, conveying their repetitive behavior during the specified timeframe in the past.