No. 4,889 in Catalan
tornessin
The Catalan word "tornessin" means "they returned" or "they would return" (imperfect subjunctive).
In a sentence
Si els estudiants tornessin més aviat, podríem començar la classe.
If the students came back earlier, we could start the class.
Conditional mood, subjunctive imperfect tense, describing a hypothetical situation.
Els va demanar que tornessin a fer l'exercici per comprendre millor la lliçó.
He asked them to redo the exercise to better understand the lesson.
Imperative suggestion, subjunctive imperfect tense, used in a request or suggestion.
Era important que tornessin abans que caigués la nit.
It was important that they return before night fell.
Subjunctive imperfect tense, expressing importance for an action in a specific context.
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