T'avais (en. You had)

/tavɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Conjugated form of the verb avoir in the second person singular in the imperfect.

When you were little, you often had toys.

Quand tu étais petit, t'avais souvent des jouets.

Expresses possession in the past.

At the time, you had a nice car.

À l'époque, tu t'avais une belle voiture.

Indicates a previous situation where one had a certain condition.

If you had known, you would have come earlier.

Si t'avais su, tu serais venu plus tôt.

Contraction of the subject pronoun 'tu' and the imperfect form of the verb 'avoir'.

you had no idea

Indicates that one was unaware of a situation.

t'avais pas idée

you were right

Expresses that someone was right in a past situation.

t'avais raison

you had no choice

Indicates that one had no other options at that moment.

t'avais pas le choix

have

Verb that means to possess.

avoir

possess

To have something in one's possession.

posséder

hold

To have under one's care or control.

détenir

You had style.

At that time, you really had style!

À cette époque, t'avais vraiment du style !

You were lucky.

Wow, you were lucky to have won that competition.

Wow, t'avais du bol d'avoir gagné ce concours.