No. 10,677 in Spanish
declaraban
"Declaraban" means "they declared" or "they used to declare."
In a sentence
Los testigos declaraban lo que habían visto en la escena del crimen.
The witnesses were declaring what they had seen at the crime scene.
Declaraban is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate continuous or habitual declaration actions done by the witnesses.
Los funcionarios declaraban la inauguración del proyecto como un éxito.
The officials were declaring the inauguration of the project as a success.
Declaraban indicates a formal announcement activity in progress in a past setting by the officials.
En las reuniones, los organizadores siempre declaraban sus intenciones claramente.
In the meetings, the organizers always declared their intentions clearly.
Declaraban is portraying a repeated or habitual action in the past, representing a norm of behavior by the organizers.
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