This is the 6140th most frequent Spanish word.
amanecía
"Amanecía" means "it was dawning" or "it was getting light."
Here, "amanecía" is used to describe the action of the day beginning or light appearing, specifically using the imperfect tense to convey a habitual or ongoing action.
Amanecía temprano en el pequeño pueblo.
It was dawning early in the small town.
In this example, "amanecía" sets the temporal scene for another action, indicating the time during which the birds started their activity.
Cuando amanecía, los pájaros empezaban a cantar.
When it was dawning, the birds began to sing.
This sentence uses "amanecía" to evoke an evocative scenic description of the sunrise event in the mountains.