This is the 10101st most frequent Spanish word.
celebraban
"Celebraban" means "they celebrated" or "they were celebrating."
The verb 'celebraban' is used in the imperfect tense to describe an action that was happening in the past, highlighting its ongoing nature.
Ellos celebraban su aniversario con una gran fiesta.
They were celebrating their anniversary with a big party.
Here, 'celebraban' illustrates a collective past action showing how the ongoing celebration of the event was shared by the community.
Todos en el pueblo celebraban la llegada del nuevo año con música.
Everyone in the town was celebrating the arrival of the new year with music.
In this context, 'celebraban' captures the visual observation of a group engaged in an ongoing celebratory act during the mentioned past time frame.