This is the 11163rd most frequent Catalan word.
tancava
"Tancava" means "was closing" or "used to close" in English.
Here, 'tancava' is used as the past imperfect form of 'to close', describing an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
L'home tancava la porta perquè feia fred.
The man was closing the door because it was cold.
'Tancava' here conveys a habitual action performed in the past, demonstrating repeated behavior.
Quan era petit, sempre tancava els seus llibres abans de sopar.
When he was small, he used to always close his books before dinner.
In this context, 'tancava' describes a scheduled or habitual activity that occurred routinely in the past.