No. 6,140 in Spanish
amanecía
"Amanecía" means "it was dawning" or "it was getting light."
In a sentence
Amanecía temprano en el pequeño pueblo.
It was dawning early in the small town.
Here, "amanecía" is used to describe the action of the day beginning or light appearing, specifically using the imperfect tense to convey a habitual or ongoing action.
Cuando amanecía, los pájaros empezaban a cantar.
When it was dawning, the birds began to sing.
In this example, "amanecía" sets the temporal scene for another action, indicating the time during which the birds started their activity.
En las montañas amanecía con un hermoso resplandor.
In the mountains, it was dawning with a beautiful radiance.
This sentence uses "amanecía" to evoke an evocative scenic description of the sunrise event in the mountains.
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