No. 10,649 in Catalan
recordaven
"Recordaven" means "they remembered" in English.
In a sentence
Els alumnes recordaven els temes que havien après.
The students remembered the topics they had learned.
In this sentence, 'recordaven' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate that the students were recollecting or recalling information over a period of time in the past.
Les fotos recordaven a tothom la bellesa del paisatge.
The photos reminded everyone of the beauty of the landscape.
Here, 'recordaven' is used to mean 'reminded', indicating that the photos served as a trigger for others to remember something.
Quan els explicàvem històries, ells recordaven moments similars.
When we told them stories, they remembered similar moments.
In this case, 'recordaven' highlights a disclosure of memories that were triggered during a storytelling session.
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