"Když jsme otevírali svůj první obchod, byli jsme chudí."
Translation:When we were opening our first shop, we were poor.
July 3, 2018
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The English translations sounds a little odd. I think most people would probably say - When we opened our first shop we were poor
July 3, 2018
I believe the verb used in this sentence -- otevírat -- is imprefective, denoting an "in progress" or repeated action, so it is translated as "were opening." The perfective verb, indicating a completed action is "otevřít," which indeed would be translated as "opened."
July 4, 2018
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It sounds ok to me. The speaker is emphasizing that the opening took some time.
October 15, 2018
