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il affirmait

claimed, was claiming, asserted

a . f i ʁ . m ɛ → affirmer
affirm to affirm, to assert, to state + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #49,044
claimed, was claiming, asserted
FR: Elle affirmait qu’elle avait raison.
EN: She claimed she was right.
Conjugation of affirmer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third affirmait —

Tu es encore plus joli que ce que Tom affirmait.

You're even more handsome than Tom claimed.

Aristarque affirmait que la Terre bouge.

Aristarchus claimed that the Earth moves.

— Agora (2009)

Tu es encore plus jolie que ce que Tom affirmait.

You’re even prettier than Tom claimed.

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

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

Sounds similar to

affirmer a . f i ʁ . m e affirmé a . f i ʁ . m e affirma a . f i ʁ . m a