This is the 10636th most frequent Catalan word.
recollien
"Recollien" means "they collected" or "they gathered" in English.
past continuous tense used to describe an ongoing past action.
Ahir els pagesos recollien la collita abans de la pluja.
Yesterday the farmers were gathering the harvest before the rain.
past habitual action indicating a repeated event in the past.
Cada primavera, els nens recollien flors per fer un ram.
Every spring, the children collected flowers to make a bouquet.
past continuous tense showing an action already in progress at a past moment.