Eût-il (en. Had he)

/y.t il/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Interrogative form of the third person singular of the verb avoir in the past tense.

Did he have enough time to finish his project?

Eût-il assez de temps pour terminer son projet ?

Used to ask a question about a past action.

Do you think he had success in his interview?

Penses-tu qu'il eût du succès dans son entretien ?

Contraction of 'avoir' in the past tense, used with the pronoun 'il'.

Did he have good news?

Used to ask if favorable news has been received.

Eût-il eu de bonnes nouvelles ?

Did he do everything he needed to?

To question the necessity of the actions taken.

Eût-il fait tout ce qu'il fallait ?

Did he understand the situation?

To ask if the person concerned understood the stakes.

Eût-il compris la situation ?

to have

Verb meaning to possess or to be in a state.

avoir

seems

Verb meaning to appear or give the impression of.

semble

was

Verb in the imperfect tense of the verb to be.

était

Not sure if he had that.

Did he have news? Not sure.

Eût-il eu des nouvelles ? Pas sûr.

Uh, I wonder.

Did he have time? Uh, I don't know.

Eût-il eu le temps ? Euh, je ne sais pas.