N'aurions (en. Would not have)

/noʁjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Used to express a hypothesis or a past possibility.

If we had had more time, we would not have missed the train.

Si nous avions eu plus de temps, nous n'aurions pas raté le train.

Used in conditional sentences.

We could not have succeeded without your help.

Nous n'aurions pu réussir sans votre aide.

Expresses an action that could have taken place in the past.

If he had known, he would not have acted that way.

S'il avait su, il n'aurions pas agi ainsi.

Contraction of 'ne' and 'aurions', from the verb 'avoir' in the conditional.

If we had known

An expression to signify a regret in the past.

Si nous avions su

We would have liked

To express an unfulfilled wish.

Nous aurions aimé

If I had known...

Used to introduce a regret.

Si j'avais su...

to have

Verb that means to possess.

avoir

would have

Third person singular of the past conditional of the verb avoir.

aurait

would have (plural)

Third person plural of the past conditional of the verb avoir.

auraient

To have regrets

Sometimes, I think about what we should not have done.

Des fois, je pense à ce que nous n'aurions pas dû faire.

Wishful thinking

It's a bit like what we wouldn't have wanted to happen.

C'est un peu ce que nous n'aurions voulu que cela se passe.