No. 2,565 in Portuguese
existia
"Existia" means "existed."
In a sentence
Existia uma casa antiga na colina.
There used to exist an old house on the hill.
The verb 'existia' is used here in the imperfect tense to depict an entity that existed in the past but may not anymore.
Ela acreditava que existia um mundo mágico além da floresta.
She believed there existed a magical world beyond the forest.
The verb 'existia' indicates the belief regarding the existence of something non-concrete or imagined in the past.
Naquela época, existia uma grande preocupação com a segurança.
At that time, there existed a great concern about security.
The verb 'existia' is used to describe a general state or condition prevalent during a specific period in the past.
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