M'étaient (en. Were to me)

/m’etɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a state or condition in the imperfect.

They were very useful to me at the time.

Ils m'étaient très utiles à l'époque.

Expresses a feeling or perception in the past.

Those memories were dear to me.

Ces souvenirs m'étaient chers.

Used to evoke a past situation.

Things were simpler for me back then.

Les choses m'étaient plus simples alors.

Contraction of 'me' and 'étaient', from the verb 'être' in the past.

were completely unknown to me

They were not familiar to me.

m'étaient complètement inconnus

were given to me

What is offered or granted to me.

m'étaient donnés

were necessary for me

Things that were essential for me.

m'étaient nécessaires

were

Third person plural of 'être'.

étaient

was

Third person singular of 'être'.

était

had

Reflexive of the verb 'être' in the past.

s'était

Nostalgic memories

Those moments were nostalgic memories for me.

Ces moments m'étaient des souvenirs nostalgiques.

Repetition of former states

When everything had meaning for me.

Quand tout m'étaient avoir du sens.