M'avais (en. Had me)

/mava/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a possession in the past.

I thought you had given me the book.

Je croyais que tu m'avais donné le livre.

Expresses the state of something that one had before.

It is sad to think that I had such a beautiful car.

Il est triste de penser que j'avais une si belle voiture.

Used in conditionals or subordinate clauses in the past.

If you had helped me, I would have succeeded.

Si tu m'avais aidé, j'aurais réussi.

From the verb 'avoir' conjugated in the first person singular in the imperfect tense.

if I had known

expresses a regret or a late realization.

si j'avais su

you had told me

indicates a reminder of information given in the past.

tu m'avais dit

I had it

refers to the possession of an object or an idea in the past.

je l'avais

have

Verb meaning to possess or hold.

avoir

had

Form of the verb avoir in the third person singular in the imperfect tense.

avait

Used to indicate that someone had something.

He had told me it wouldn't work.

Il m'avait dit que ça ne marcherait pas.

Expresses a lack of confidence in past promises.

You had promised to come, but you are not here.

Tu m'avais promis de venir, mais tu n'es pas là.