No. 9,917 in French
fondait
"Fondait" is the third-person singular imperfect tense of "fonder," meaning "was founding" or "was establishing."
In a sentence
Il fondait une entreprise innovante en technologie.
He was founding an innovative technology company.
Used in the imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action in the past of creating or establishing something.
La neige fondait rapidement au soleil.
The snow was melting quickly in the sun.
Used in the imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action in the past of melting or liquefying.
Elle fondait le chocolat au bain-marie pour la recette.
She was melting the chocolate in a bain-marie for the recipe.
Used in the imperfect tense to describe an ongoing action in the past of causing something to melt.
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