Qu'avaient (en. That had)

/k avɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates possession or state in the past.

They had needed financial support.

Ils qu'avaient besoin d'un soutien financier.

Used to describe a situation in the past.

The children who had been afraid of the dark.

Les enfants qu'avaient peur de l'obscurité.

Part of a verbal phrase in the past.

The information that had been lost.

Les informations qu'avaient été perdues.

From the verb 'avoir', which comes from the Latin 'habere'.

What had they done?

request to find out what they have accomplished.

qu'avaient-ils fait ?

what they had said

reference to what has been expressed or stated previously.

ce qu'avaient dit

what they had to say

inquiry about the opinions or comments of a group.

qu'avaient à dire

avoir

verb meaning to possess or have.

avoir

possess

to have control or ownership of something.

posséder

dispose

to have at hand or be in possession of something.

disposer

to have something

He had trouble understanding the teacher.

Il qu'avait du mal à comprendre le prof.

to possess

She had hidden talents.

Elle qu'avaient des talents cachés.