L'avaient (en. Had it)

/la.vɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Conjugated form of the verb 'have' in the imperfect tense.

They had already seen it before.

Ils l'avaient déjà vu avant.

Indicates possession, a characteristic, or a past experience.

We had understood it from the beginning.

Nous l'avaient compris dès le début.

Used to express an action or state in the past.

You had left it here.

Vous l'avaient laissé ici.

Contraction of 'les' and 'avaient', derived from the verb 'avoir'.

They had said it

They had affirmed that earlier.

Ils l'avaient dit

She had bought it

She had made the acquisition of that.

Elle l'avaient acheté

to have

Verb meaning to possess, to hold.

avoir

had

Third person plural of the verb 'to have' in the past tense.

avaient

To have something (a past possession)

They had taken it without asking.

Ils l'avaient pris sans demander.

To be in a past situation

They had really wanted it.

Ils l'avaient vraiment voulu.