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No. 8,893 in French

came

A French slang word for "drugs" or "stuff/material."

In a sentence

  • Il est venu à l'école ce matin.

    He came to school this morning.

    In this sentence, 'venu' (came) is used in the compound past tense (passé composé) to indicate an action that has occurred in the past where the subject came to school.

  • Elle est venue avec un cadeau.

    She came with a gift.

    Here, 'venue' (came) is again in passé composé, showing that the action of coming with a gift is completed.

  • Les invités sont venus à 20 heures hier soir.

    The guests came at 8 PM last night.

    The word 'venus' (came) is used to describe the completed action of the guests arriving yesterday evening.

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