Imperfect of aver

Level 3

Aviái, aviás, aviá, aviam, aviatz, avián: had.

How It Works

aver
ieuaviái
tuaviás
el, elaaviá
nosautresaviam
vosautresaviatz
eles, elasavián

Besides having things, aver covers feelings and age. In the past they use the imperfect: Aviái fam (I was hungry), Aviá fred (he was cold), Aviái vint ans (I was twenty).

The accent matters. Aviái, aviás, aviá and avián carry an acute accent on the stressed vowel, and aviam and aviatz carry none.

The imperfect of i a is i aviá: I aviá un can dins lo jardin. There was a dog in the garden.

Examples (5)

  1. Aviái fam.

    I was hungry.

    Aviái is the ieu form; Occitan uses aver for hunger.

  2. Aviá fred.

    He was cold.

    Aviá is the he or she form.

  3. Aviam un can.

    We had a dog.

    Aviam is the nosautres form.

  4. Aviái vint ans.

    I was twenty.

    Age uses aver, in the imperfect here.

  5. Aviatz paur?

    Were you afraid?

    Aviatz is the vosautres form.

Common Mistakes

  • Using èsser for hunger, as English does.

    Èri fam.
    Aviái fam.

    Occitan says I had hunger. The verb is aver.

  • Dropping the acute accent.

    Aviai fam.
    Aviái fam.

    The ending of the ieu form is -ái.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

Imperfect of averLevel 3

Learn This First

The imperfect of aver follows the imperfect of èsser, so aver and the first imperfect come first.

Learn Next

Patterns that build on this one.

Words in This Pattern

aver