T'ai (en. You have)

/tɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates possession or experience related to the subject 'you'.

I saw you at the café yesterday.

Je t'ai vu au café hier.

Used to express an action done by 'you'.

What did you eat tonight?

Qu'est-ce que tu as mangé ce soir ?

Contraction of 'tu as', a common form in spoken French.

told you

I informed you.

t'ai dit

I understood you

I understood what you meant.

je t'ai compris

have always loved you

My affection for you has always been present.

t'ai toujours aimé

you

Personal pronoun, second person singular.

have

Verb to have in the second person singular in the present tense.

you are

Contracted form of 'te es' in a familiar context.

t'est

Familiar phrases to express a passive action.

Haven't seen you in a long time, it feels weird.

T'ai pas vu depuis longtemps, ça fait bizarre.

Used in everyday language to avoid redundancy.

You did that again? I recognized you at the first second.

Tu as fait ça encore ? T'ai reconnu à la première seconde.