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serien
"Serien" means "they would be" in English, as a conditional form of the verb "to be" in Catalan.
In a sentence
Les il·lustracions en aquest llibre serien més vistoses amb colors vius.
The illustrations in this book would be more vivid with bright colors.
In this sentence, 'serien' is used as the conditional form of the verb 'ser,' commonly translated as 'would be' in English. It expresses a hypothetical condition or an opinion.
Si tinguessin més temps, serien capaces de completar el projecte.
If they had more time, they would be able to complete the project.
Here, 'serien' is part of a conditional expression, serving to describe what would happen under certain conditions, emphasizing the supposition.
Serien tres les persones invitades a la reunió especial.
The invited people to the special meeting would be three.
In this usage, 'serien' describes a condition with emphasis on enumeration or allocation, again showing its function as the conditional form of 'ser.'
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