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How to Say ‘Never took place’ in French

Jamais eu lieu

zhah-meh u loo

[zhah-meh u loo]

💬 Usage Tip: Avoir lieu is a fixed expression meaning "to take place" or "to happen." So n'avaient jamais eu lieu is literally "had never had place," but you should learn it as one chunk.

Phrase Breakdown

Jamais

[zhah-meh]

Never happened

An event that did not occur.

Example

L'incident n'a jamais eu lieu.

The incident never happened.

[u]

Had

Past of 'have', used in creating compound tenses.

Example

Je n'ai jamais eu cela.

I never had that.

lieu

[loo]

Place

The location or setting of an event.

Example

Le meeting a eu lieu à Paris.

The meeting took place in Paris.

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