This is the 10677th most frequent Spanish word.
declaraban
"Declaraban" means "they declared" or "they used to declare."
Declaraban is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate continuous or habitual declaration actions done by the witnesses.
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 indicates a formal announcement activity in progress in a past setting by the officials.
Los funcionarios declaraban la inauguración del proyecto como un éxito.
The officials were declaring the inauguration of the project as a success.
Declaraban is portraying a repeated or habitual action in the past, representing a norm of behavior by the organizers.