No. 1,673 in Catalan
reben
"Reben" means "they receive" in English.
In a sentence
Els estudiants reben les notes dels exàmens.
The students receive the exam grades.
In this sentence, 'reben' is used as the third-person plural form of present tense of 'rebre,' indicating that the students are receiving something currently.
Reben molta felicitat quan estan junts.
They receive much happiness when they are together.
Here, 'reben' expresses the act of currently receiving an emotional state, caused by being together.
Cada setmana reben una carta del seu amic.
Every week, they receive a letter from their friend.
In this sentence, 'reben' is used in a habitual action context, where the act of receiving happens repeatedly at regular intervals, emphasizing routine.
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