This is the 11082nd most frequent Catalan word.
subhastada
"Subhastada" means "auctioned" in English.
In this sentence, 'subhastada' is a verb in the past participle form used in a passive construction to indicate that the action of being auctioned was carried out on the subject ('la pintura').
La pintura famosa va ser subhastada per una gran quantitat de diners.
The famous painting was auctioned for a large amount of money.
Here, 'subhastades' is used as a past participle in a plural passive sense agreeing with 'peces valuoses' (valuable pieces), showing the ongoing action of auctioning.
Durant les subhastes nocturnes, ell va observar que moltes peces valuoses eren subhastades.
During the night auctions, he observed that many valuable items were being auctioned.
In this example, 'subhastat' is the past participle in a future passive context indicating that an action is anticipated to occur involving the building.