Auroit (en. Would have)

/oʁwa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates a supposition or a hypothesis in the past.

If he had had the time, he would have finished his work.

S'il avait eu le temps, il auroit fini son travail.

Expresses an unrealized condition.

If I had known, I would have acted differently.

Si j'avais su, je auroit agi autrement.

Used in formal or literary contexts.

It would have been wise to talk about it earlier.

Il auroit été judicieux d'en parler plus tôt.

Comes from the Old French 'aoir', a derivative form of the verb 'avoir'.

if it would have been necessary

if it had been necessary.

s'il auroit fallu

he would have been able to

he would have been capable.

il auroit pu

would have loved

would have desired.

auroit aimé

avoir

verb meaning to possess or to hold.

avoir

aurait

conditional form of the verb 'avoir' in the third person singular.

aurait

aurons

first person plural of the future tense of the verb 'avoir'.

aurons

in spoken style, used informally to express regret

Instead of hesitating so much, I should have acted.

Au lieu de tant hésiter, j'auroit dû agir.

used by young people to exaggerate a situation

Frankly, if I were there, it would have been more fun.

Franchement, si j'étais là, ça auroit été plus drôle.