volien

In a sentence

• Els nens volien anar al parc a jugar.

  The children wanted to go to the park to play.

  In this sentence, 'volien' is the third person plural imperfect form of 'voler', meaning 'to want'. It conveys a desire or intention that was continuous and not bound to a specific moment in the past.

• Volien saber més sobre la història de la ciutat.

  They wanted to know more about the history of the city.

  Here, 'volien' is again expressing a desire or interest in the past in an imperfect sense, indicating ongoing curiosity or intent at that time.

• No volien fer soroll perquè el nadó dormia.

  They didn’t want to make noise because the baby was sleeping.

  In this context, 'volien' expresses a negated intention in the imperfect past, showing an ongoing decision or behavior to avoid making noise at that time.