M'avez-vous (en. Did you have me)

/ma.ve.vu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Used to ask a question where the interlocutor must confirm whether they have received something.

Did you send me the email I asked you for?

M'avez-vous envoyé l'e-mail que je vous ai demandé ?

Expresses a request for confirmation.

Did you read the report before the meeting?

M'avez-vous lu le rapport avant la réunion ?

Contraction of the personal pronoun 'vous', the verb 'avoir' in the compound past tense, and the reflexive pronoun 'me'.

did you understand me

Asking if the other person has properly grasped your message.

m'avez-vous compris

did you see me

Question about the perception or observation of a person.

m'avez-vous vu

did you follow me

Asking if someone understood or responded to information.

m'avez-vous suivi

you

Pronoun of the second person plural or polite form.

vous

to have

Verb meaning to possess or receive.

avoir

Personal pronoun of the first person.

moi

Can suggest a sarcastic attitude when something is not understood.

Did you understand me? It's not complicated, is it?

M'avez-vous compris ? C'est pas compliqué, non ?

Used in a friendly conversation to tease someone about their attention.

Hey, did you hear me or were you asleep?

Dis donc, m'avez-vous entendu ou vous dormiez ?