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il affirmait

was claiming, was stating

a . f i ʁ . m ɛ → affirmer
affirm to affirm, to state + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #43,152
was claiming, was stating Imperfect tense (ongoing or habitual action in the past).
FR: Il affirmait qu'il avait vu le voleur.
EN: He was claiming that he had seen the thief.
Conjugation of affirmer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third affirmait —

Tu es encore plus jolie que ce que Tom affirmait.

You’re even prettier than Tom claimed.

Aristarque affirmait que la Terre bouge.

Aristarchus claimed that the Earth moves.

— Agora (2009)

Tu es encore plus joli que ce que Tom affirmait.

You're even more handsome than Tom claimed.

Sounds similar to

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