M'avaient (en. Had me)

/məˈavɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a possession or a previous state.

They had promised me to come.

Ils m'avaient promis de venir.

Expresses an action completed by subjects in the past.

The teachers had advised me to read this book.

Les professeurs m'avaient conseillé de lire ce livre.

Shows a relationship of dependence or connection.

My parents had always supported me.

Mes parents m'avaient toujours soutenu.

Contraction of 'me' and 'avaient', from the verb 'to have' in French.

They had told me.

Expression used to remind what was previously communicated.

Ils m'avaient dit

What they had promised me.

Refers to a previous promise.

Ce qu'ils m'avaient promis

to have

Verb that denotes possession or state.

avoir

Personal pronoun in the first person singular.

To have difficulties.

They had me a bit unclear on that one.

Ils m'avaient un peu dans le flou sur ce coup-là.

To be in a complicated situation.

When they had put me in this project without explanation, it was tough.

Quand ils m'avaient mis dans ce projet sans explication, c’était chaud.