Avaient (en. Had)

[avɛ]

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Conjugated form of the verb to have in the imperfect indicative.

They had a big house near the beach.

Ils avaient une grande maison près de la plage.

Indicates a possession or condition in the past.

When I was young, I had many friends.

Quand j'étais jeune, j'avais beaucoup d'amis.

Expresses a habit or repetition in the past.

We used to visit our grandparents every summer.

Nous avions l'habitude de visiter nos grands-parents chaque été.

From the verb 'to have', of Latin origin 'habere'.

they were right

They had a valid point of view.

ils avaient raison

if they had known

Indicates an unrealized condition in the past.

s'ils avaient su

we had planned

We had anticipated a situation.

nous avions prévu

to have

Verb meaning to possess or hold.

avoir

had

Third person singular of the imperfect of the verb to have.

avait

will have

Third person plural of the simple future of the verb to have.

auront

To have something in an informal way.

They had a great plan for this weekend.

Ils avaient un super plan pour ce week-end.

Refers to a past experience.

We had an amazing evening yesterday.

On avait eu une soirée incroyable hier.