Auraient (en. Would have)

/o.ʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a hypothesis or a possibility in the past.

They would have finished the project if everything had gone well.

Ils auraient terminé le projet si tout s'était bien passé.

Expresses an unrealized condition in the past.

If they had known, they would have acted differently.

S'ils avaient su, ils auraient agi différemment.

Can also express a wish or a supposition.

I think they could have won the match.

Je pense qu'ils auraient pu gagner le match.

Comes from the Latin 'habere', meaning 'to have'.

if they had known

Expresses a regret regarding an action not taken.

s'ils avaient su

I think they should have

Indicates an opinion on an action that would have been preferable.

je pense qu'ils auraient dû

in my opinion, they would have been right

Expresses agreement on a reasoning or decision.

selon moi, ils auraient eu raison

to have

Verb meaning 'to possess' or 'to receive'.

avoir

would be

Form of the verb to be in the conditional for the plural.

seraient

To talk about a hypothetical situation.

If that had been the case, they would have said, you know?

Si ça avait été le cas, ils auraient dit, tu sais ?

To express doubt about an assertion.

Honestly, I don't know if they would have really done that.

Franchement, je ne sais pas s'ils auraient vraiment fait ça.