No. 13,825 in Spanish

sentían

"Sentían" means "they felt" (past tense of sentir).

In a sentence

Ellos se sentían felices al reunirse después de tanto tiempo.
They felt happy to reunite after such a long time.
The verb 'sentían' here denotes feelings or emotions (they felt) in the past continuous tense.
A medida que pasaba el tiempo, sentían menos miedo de hablar en público.
As time went on, they felt less fear of speaking in public.
The verb 'sentían' in this sentence describes a gradual change in an emotional state over time in the past.
Los exploradores sentían que era hora de regresar al campamento.
The explorers felt that it was time to return to the camp.
In this context, 'sentían' expresses a perception or intuition regarding an idea or decision in a past ongoing action.

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