This is the 11066th most frequent Catalan word.
sospitaven
"They suspected."
The verb 'sospitaven' is used to express a third-person plural imperfect action, suggesting ongoing suspicion in the past.
Els veïns sospitaven que algú estava entrant a casa seva durant la nit.
The neighbors suspected that someone was entering their house during the night.
The verb 'sospitaven' conveys past suspicion without certainty regarding the accuracy of the results.
Sospitaven que els resultats no eren correctes.
They suspected that the results were not correct.
In this context, 'sospitaven' again conveys an action taken in the past where the subjects assumed or hypothesized a particular scenario.