N'existait (en. Did not exist)

/nɛɡzi.zɛ.t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Used to express the absence of a condition or event in the past.

At that time, the idea of traveling in space did not exist.

À cette époque, l'idée de voyager dans l'espace n'existait pas.

Signals the total non-existence or non-fulfillment of something.

In his mind, this character existed only in his dreams.

Dans son esprit, ce personnage n'existait que dans ses rêves.

Indicates that a thing or person was not present or had no reality.

Centuries ago, this city did not exist.

Il y a des siècles, cette ville n'existait pas.

"N'existait" is the negative form of the verb 'exister', derived from the Latin 'existere'.

Did not exist as such

Indicates that something was never recognized or accepted.

N'existait pas en tant que tel

If it did not exist

Hypothesis about a situation that would be different without a specific thing.

Si cela n'existait pas

Everything that did not exist

Refers to a set of objects or ideas that are not present or real.

Tout ce qui n'existait pas

exister

Verb meaning to be present, to have a reality.

exister

non-existence

State of that which does not exist.

non-existence

existent

That which exists, that which has a reality.

existent

Not being aware of something

In our debate, an idea remained non-existent for some.

Dans notre débat, une idée est restée n'existait pour certains.

Evoke things that are no longer there

In this discussion, all the criticisms existed only in the minds of the participants.

Dans cette discussion, toutes les critiques n'existaient que dans l'esprit des participants.