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    L'était (en. Was)

    /le.tɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Indicates a past state or condition.
    He was happy at that moment.
    Il l'était heureux à ce moment-là.
    Used to describe a previous situation.
    It was simpler when he was.
    C'était plus simple quand il l'était.
    Shows a state of being in the past.
    She said that he was very often.
    Elle disait qu'il l'était très souvent.

    Etymology

    Conjugated form of the verb 'to be', coming from Latin 'esse'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    He was
    Indicates that someone was in a certain state.
    Il l'était
    It was so
    Means that it was this way at a past moment.
    C'était ainsi
    He really was
    Strongly asserts that he was in a certain state.
    Il l'était vraiment

    Related Words

    to be
    Main verb meaning 'to exist' or 'to have a state'.
    être
    state
    Condition or situation in which something or someone is found.
    état
    was
    Another form of the verb 'to be' in the imperfect, used for the 3rd person singular.
    était

    Slang Meanings

    As if nothing happened
    She was as if nothing happened, but she knew everything.
    Elle l'était l'air de rien, mais elle savait tout.
    In a nostalgic mode
    He is often in a nostalgic mode when he thinks about when he was.
    Il est souvent en mode nostalgique quand il pense à quand il l'était.