No. 11,134 in Spanish
emocionaba
"Emocionaba" means "was exciting" or "was thrilling."
In a sentence
Cuando era niño, siempre me emocionaba pasear por el parque.
As a child, I was always excited to walk in the park.
This sentence uses 'emocionaba' to express a personal feeling of excitement or enthusiasm, which is a reaction to an activity or experience from the past.
Le emocionaba pensar en la posibilidad de viajar al extranjero.
He/She was thrilled at the thought of traveling abroad.
Here, 'emocionaba' conveys the subject's emotional reaction to imagining a future scenario, indicating an internal feeling.
Los cuentos de misterio siempre me emocionaban cuando los leía.
Mystery stories always thrilled me when I read them.
In this case, 'emocionaba' illustrates a consistent feeling or reaction elicited by a type of story, demonstrating the word's use in habitual past situations.
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