M’avait (en. Had me)

/m'avɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates that someone possessed something or had a certain experience in the past.

He had told me that he would come.

Il m'avait dit qu'il viendrait.

Expresses an action prior to a specific moment in the past.

She had lent me a book before leaving.

Elle m'avait prêté un livre avant de partir.

Used to talk about past feelings or states of affairs.

I thought he had loved me.

Je pensais qu'il m'avait aimé.

The verb 'to have' is derived from the Latin 'habere', with the preposition 'me' indicating the first person.

he had told me

he had informed me of something beforehand.

il m’avait dit

if I had known that he had seen me

indicates a regret about previous knowledge.

si j'avais su qu'il m'avait vu

that is what he had promised me

refers to a promise made in the past.

c’est ce qu’il m’avait promis

to have

True action of having or possessing something.

avoir

to hold

To have legal possession of something.

détenir

to possess

To have something as one’s own property.

posséder

Having exchanged or shared.

He had given me a cigarette.

Il m’avait filé une clope.

Indicate that one has been informed or made aware.

She had clued me in.

Elle m’avait mis au parfum.