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    N'étaient (en. Were not)

    /ne.te/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    Negation of the state or condition of something in the past.
    They were not there at the meeting.
    Ils n'étaient pas là à la réunion.
    Indicates an absence of existence in the past context.
    The results were not satisfactory.
    Les résultats n'étaient pas satisfaisants.
    Expresses a hypothetical situation that did not occur.
    If only they had not left so early.
    Si seulement ils n'étaient pas partis si tôt.

    Etymology

    Conjugated form of the verb 'to be' with the negation 'not' in the imperfect tense.