L’avez (en. Have it)

[l‿avɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicate possession in the past.

You understood it.

Vous l’avez compris.

Express an action completed by the subject in the second person plural.

Have you seen it recently?

L’avez-vous vu récemment ?

Used in verbal constructions in the passé composé.

They finally finished it.

Ils l’avez enfin terminé.

Contracted form of 'vous avez', merging the pronoun and the verb.

you said it

You mentioned that.

vous l’avez dit

you understood it

You grasped the idea.

vous l’avez compris

have you tried it?

Did you attempt that?

l’avez-vous essayé ?

you looked for it

You searched for that.

vous l’avez cherché

to have

Verb meaning 'to possess' or 'to receive'.

avoir

you

Personal pronoun of the 2nd person plural.

vous

they

Personal pronoun of the 3rd person plural.

ils

Colloquial expression to say that someone did something.

So, did you do it?

Alors, tu l’avez fait ?

To emphasize a past action.

Frankly, you succeeded!

Franchement, vous l’avez réussi !