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il affirma

affirmed, stated

a . f i ʁ . m a → affirmer
affirm to affirm, to assert, to state + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #51,205
affirmed, stated A literary past-tense form, most often found in written narratives.
FR: Elle affirma qu'elle était prête.
EN: She stated that she was ready.
Conjugation of affirmer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third affirma —

Ganimard, affirma Lupin, nous sommes aujourd'hui vendredi.

Ganimard, Lupin declared, today is Friday.

Auguste affirma que son objectif était de restaurer la République romaine.

Augustus claimed that his goal was to restore the Roman Republic.

Auguste affirma avoir pour objectif de restaurer la République romaine.

Augustus claimed to have the goal of restoring the Roman Republic.

Non, affirma le chevalier, la mère n'y est pour rien.

“No,” the knight insisted. “The mother had nothing to do with it.”

Sounds similar to

affirmer a . f i ʁ . m e affirmé a . f i ʁ . m e affirmait a . f i ʁ . m ɛ