No. 11,464 in Spanish
existió
"Existió" means "existed."
In a sentence
Existió una vez un pintor famoso en este pueblo.
A famous painter once existed in this town.
The verb 'existió' is used in the preterite tense to refer to the past existence of a famous painter.
La empresa que antes existió aquí cerró sus puertas hace años.
The company that once existed here closed its doors years ago.
Here, 'existió' describes the existence of a company in a specific past timeframe, emphasizing its closure.
¿Sabías que existió una novela basada en esa película?
Did you know that a novel based on that movie existed?
In this sentence, 'existió' refers to the past existence of a novel, highlighting its relevance to a discussion.
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