No. 374 in Portuguese
esteve
"Esteve" means "was" (third-person singular past tense of "estar").
In a sentence
Ela esteve na biblioteca ontem.
She was at the library yesterday.
Here, 'esteve' is the past tense of 'estar', used to indicate her past presence at a specific place.
Meu irmão esteve doente na semana passada.
My brother was sick last week.
In this case, 'esteve' conveys a temporary state of being (illness) in the past.
O evento esteve cheio de convidados.
The event was full of guests.
Here, 'esteve' describes a condition of the event during a certain past moment.
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