No. 272 in Greek

είχαμε

"Είχαμε" means "we had" in English.

In a sentence

Είχαμε ένα υπέροχο γεύμα χθες.
We had a wonderful meal yesterday.
Here, 'είχαμε' is used to indicate possession in the past tense.
Είχαμε καλέσει όλους τους φίλους μας στο πάρτι.
We had invited all our friends to the party.
In this sentence, 'είχαμε' is used as an auxiliary verb forming the past perfect tense to express a previous action.
Είχαμε πολλές δυσκολίες κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού.
We had many difficulties during the trip.
'Είχαμε' in this context expresses the experience of something in the past.

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