No. 10,614 in Catalan
rebia
"Rebia" is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of "rebre," meaning "was receiving" or "used to receive."
In a sentence
Ella rebia cartes cada setmana quan vivia a París.
She used to receive letters every week when she lived in Paris.
In this sentence, 'rebia' is used in the imperfect tense to denote a habitual past action.
Quan jo treballava a l'hospital, rebia moltes visites de pacients.
When I worked at the hospital, I received many visits from patients.
Here, 'rebia' again appears in the imperfect tense, illustrating activities regularly happening during a past time frame.
Ell rebia molta informació abans de prendre una decisió important.
He received a lot of information before making an important decision.
In this case, 'rebia' indicates an ongoing process in the past, detailing the context for a subsequent action.
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