N'auriez (en. Would not have)

/noʁjɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Used to express a possibility or condition in the past.

If you had been there, you wouldn't have missed the show.

Si vous aviez été là, vous n'auriez pas raté le spectacle.

Indicates a hypothesis that could have been realized.

I think you wouldn't have understood if I hadn't explained.

Je pense que vous n'auriez pas compris si je n'avais pas expliqué.

Expresses regret or a supposition.

You might not have liked this movie.

Vous n'auriez peut-être pas aimé ce film.

Contraction of the negation 'ne' and the verb 'avoir' in the conditional.

wouldn't you

An interrogative phrase to suggest a possibility.

n'auriez-vous pas

if you hadn't

Used to introduce a hypothesis contrary to the fact.

si vous n'aviez pas

auriez

Affirmative form of the verb avoir in the conditional for the second person plural.

auriez

n'aurez

Negative form of the verb avoir in the simple future for the second person plural.

n'aurez

Expression used to downplay a situation.

Relax, you shouldn't have worried so much.

Relax, tu n'auriez pas dû t'inquiéter autant.

Informal term to suggest that an action is optional.

You wouldn't have to come if you don’t feel like it.

Tu n'auriez pas à venir si tu n'en as pas envie.