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How to Say ‘Claire mentioned it to me.’ in French

Claire m'en avait parlé.

klehr m AHN a-VEH par-LAY

[klehr m AHN a-VEH par-LAY]

💬 Usage Tip: En stands in for "about it", replacing de plus the thing. It sits before the verb, and me shrinks to m' in front of it.

Phrase Breakdown

Claire m'en avait

klehr m AHN a-VEH

Claire had ... me about it

'M'en' means 'to me about it'. Link 'm'en avait' as 'man-na-vè', with a liaison sound.

Example

Il m'en avait donné un.

He had given me one.

Words in this phrase

Claire

[klehr]

Claire

A common French woman's first name.

Example

Claire attend devant l'école.

Claire is waiting in front of the school.

[m]

First person singular object pronoun.

Example

Ça me surprend.

That surprises me.

[AHN]

of it

Pronoun used in the fixed polite phrase meaning you're welcome.

Example

Merci ! — Je vous en prie.

Thank you! — You're welcome.

avait

[a-VEH]

had

Imperfect of 'avoir', used to form the pluperfect.

Example

Il avait déjà mangé.

He had already eaten.

parlé.

par-LAY

told / talked

Past participle of 'parler'. It completes the pluperfect 'avait parlé'. Say 'par-lé'.

Example

Tu as parlé à ta mère ?

Did you talk to your mother?

Words in this phrase

parlé

[par-LAY]

spoken / talked

Past participle of 'parler'.

Example

J'ai parlé au médecin.

I talked to the doctor.

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