No. 695 in Romanian
aveam
"Aveam" means "I had" or "I was having" in English.
In a sentence
Când eram copil, aveam o bicicletă roșie.
When I was a child, I had a red bicycle.
In this sentence, 'aveam' is used to express a possession in the past, highlighting a repeated or extended state of having something.
Pe vremea aceea, aveam obiceiul să mă plimb prin parc în fiecare seară.
At that time, I had the habit of walking through the park every evening.
Here, 'aveam' describes a habitual action or state in the past.
Aveam multe întrebări pe care nu le-am putut pune.
I had many questions that I couldn't ask.
This sentence utilizes 'aveam' to indicate an existence of questions in the past, hinting at a lack of opportunity or ability to act upon them.
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