Allait (en. Was going)

/a.le/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates a movement toward a place.

She went to school every day.

Elle allait à l'école tous les jours.

Used to describe an action in progress in the past.

We often went to the park during the summer.

Nous allions souvent au parc pendant l'été.

Expresses an intention or project in the past.

They were going to leave for vacation next week.

Ils allaient partir en vacances la semaine prochaine.

From the Latin 'vadere' which means to advance, to go.

move forward

To progress in a situation.

aller de l'avant

get straight to the point

To address a topic directly without detours.

aller droit au but

go get

To go to a place to obtain something.

aller chercher

Verb that means to move from one place to another.

aller

path

Path or passage in a garden or park.

allée

alliterative

Relating to movements or directions.

alittératif

Go your own way.

He went his own way by taking shortcuts.

Il allais à sa manière en prenant des raccourcis.

Go in relax mode.

Today, I was just going in relax mode at home.

Aujourd'hui, j'allais juste en mode relax chez moi.