No. 17 in Catalan
van
"Van" in Catalan is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb "anar," meaning "they go."
In a sentence
Els alumnes van arribar tard a classe.
The students arrived late to class.
In this sentence, 'van' is the third person plural form of the auxiliary verb 'anar' (to go) used in the periphrastic past tense.
Els meus avis tenen un van per viatjar.
My grandparents have a van for traveling.
Here, 'van' refers to a type of vehicle, which is a common substantive usage.
Després d'alguns anys, van decidir mudar-se a la ciutat.
After some years, they decided to move to the city.
In this usage, 'van' operates again as an auxiliary verb in the periphrastic past, indicating a completed action in the past.
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