No. 10,976 in Catalan
separaven
"Separaven" means "they separated" or "they were separating."
In a sentence
Els nens separaven les taules al menjador.
The children were separating the tables in the dining room.
Verb in the past indicative imperfect tense, showing an action performed by a plural subject.
Quan discutien, sempre se separaven durant uns dies.
When they argued, they would always separate for a few days.
Used reflexively, indicating an action performed by the subjects on themselves.
Les dues talaies separaven el camí en dues rutes possibles.
The two watchtowers divided the path into two possible routes.
Categorizing or classifying action carried out by the subject on an inanimate object.
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