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No. 9,777 in French

eut

"Eut" is the third-person singular passé simple form of "avoir," meaning "had."

In a sentence

  • Il eut une idée brillante pour résoudre le problème.

    He had a brilliant idea to solve the problem.

    The verb 'eut' is the simple past form of 'avoir,' used to indicate a past event or action.

  • Elle eut l'occasion de visiter Paris.

    She had the opportunity to visit Paris.

    Here, 'eut' indicates possession of an opportunity in a past tense.

  • Nous crûmes qu'il eut des difficultés à arriver à l'heure.

    We believed that he had difficulties arriving on time.

    In this case, 'eut' is used subjunctively in a dependent clause expressing a past hypothetical situation.

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