No. 2,333 in Dutch
spraken
"Spraken" is the past tense plural form of "spreken," meaning "spoke" in English.
In a sentence
De studenten spraken over het project.
The students spoke about the project.
In this sentence, 'spraken' is used in its past tense form to indicate that the students discussed the project in the past.
Hij zei dat ze met elkaar spraken.
He said that they were talking to each other.
Here, 'spraken' appears as a past tense verb in a reported speech context, indicating that the act of speaking occurred previously.
Vroeger spraken mensen minder over technologie.
In the past, people used to talk less about technology.
In this case, 'spraken' is referring to the habit of people speaking less about technology in earlier times, emphasizing a general past action.
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