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tinguessin
"Tinguessin" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "tenir," meaning "they had" or "they might have."
In a sentence
Si tinguessin més informació, podrien prendre una decisió millor.
If they had more information, they could make a better decision.
Past subjunctive form of "tenir" used to describe a hypothetical condition.
Els estudiants desitjaven que tinguessin temps de completar la tasca.
The students wished that they had time to complete the task.
Past subjunctive form expressing a desire or hypothetical situation.
Era important que tinguessin prou recursos per al projecte.
It was important that they had enough resources for the project.
Past subjunctive form used to underline a necessity or condition that might not be fulfilled.
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