This is the 9595th most frequent French word.
dépendait
"Depended."
In this sentence, 'dépendait' indicates a dependency on a condition in the past.
Cela dépendait de la météo d'hier.
It depended on yesterday's weather.
Here, 'dépendait' describes how the subject's mood was influenced by another factor in the past.
Mon humeur dépendait de la qualité de mon sommeil.
My mood depended on the quality of my sleep.
In this instance, 'dépendait' signifies how the outcome of an event was contingent on a specific variable.