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votaven
"Votaven" means "they were voting" or "they voted" in English.
In a sentence
Els ciutadans votaven en les eleccions cada quatre anys.
The citizens voted in the elections every four years.
Here, 'votaven' is used as a third-person plural form of the imperfect indicative tense, describing a habitual action in the past.
Durant l'assemblea, molts votaven a favor de la proposta.
During the assembly, many voted in favor of the proposal.
'Votaven' is used to express a continuous action in the past, where the act of voting took place over a period.
Mentre uns votaven, altres encara pensaven en la millor elecció.
While some were voting, others were still thinking about the best choice.
In this context, 'votaven' highlights simultaneous actions occurring in the past.
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