No. 4,918 in Spanish

dirigía

"Dirigía" means "was directing" or "used to direct."

In a sentence

Cuando era joven, dirigía un pequeño taller de carpintería.
When I was young, I managed a small carpentry workshop.
In this sentence, 'dirigía' is used in the past imperfect tense to indicate ongoing responsibility in managing a workshop during that time.
El profesor dirigía la discusión para que fuera más organizada.
The teacher guided the discussion to make it more organized.
Here, 'dirigía' reflects the act of directing or guiding an event in the past tense, emphasizing involvement in the procedure.
La flecha se dirigía hacia el centro del blanco.
The arrow was heading towards the center of the target.
In this context, 'dirigía' describes the motion or trajectory of the arrow in progress during the past moment.

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