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ellos temían

feared, were afraid of

t e ˈm i a n → temer
tem fear + ían they were (imperfect)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #50,845
feared, were afraid of
SP: Los niños temían la oscuridad.
EN: The children feared the dark.
Conjugation of temer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First temía temíamos
Third temía temían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First temía temíamos
Third temía temían

Era a los osos hambrientos a los que los aldeanos temían.

It was the hungry bears that the villagers feared.

Muchos temían el comienzo de otra guerra civil.

Many feared the start of another civil war.

Temían que pudieran ser deportados.

They feared they might be deported.

Ellos te temían.

They feared you.

Sounds similar to

tenían t e ˈn i a n