nous aimions

liked, loved

e . m j ɔ̃ → aimer
aim love; like + ions we imperfect indicative / subjunctive ending
verb · first plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,800
liked, loved Imperfect subjunctive of « aimer » (literary/very formal; in everyday French, « aimions » is most often the imperfect indicative: « we liked/loved »).
FR: Il fallait que nous aimions ce quartier pour y rester.
EN: We had to like this neighborhood to stay there.
Conjugation of aimer
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First aime aimions
Second aimes aimiez
Third aime aiment
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First aimais aimions
Second aimais aimiez
Third aimait aimaient

Nous aimions beaucoup l'oncle Hermann.

We liked Uncle Hermann a lot.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Nous t'aimions.

We loved you.

Nous l'aimions.

We loved him/her/it.

Nous aimions cette maison.

We loved this house.

Nous nous aimions.

We loved each other.

Fátima et moi nous aimions beaucoup.

Fatima and I loved each other very much.

— L'Agent secret (2025)