il attaqua

attacked

→ attaquer
attaqu to attack, to assault + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #39,795
attacked This is the simple past form, used mainly in written or literary French; everyday speech usually uses “a attaqué.”
FR: Le chien attaqua le facteur.
EN: The dog attacked the mail carrier.
Conjugation of attaquer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third attaqua —

La foule furieuse attaqua le bâtiment.

The furious crowd attacked the building.

L'ennemi s'attaqua à la ville.

The enemy attacked the city.

Le chien de Tom attaqua Marie.

Tom's dog attacked Marie.

Notre armée attaqua l'ennemi à la nuit.

Our army attacked the enemy at night.

Quelqu'un attaqua Tom.

Someone attacked Tom.

Elle l'attaqua avec une paire de ciseaux.

She attacked him with a pair of scissors.

Elle l'attaqua à coups de poings.

She punched him repeatedly.

Il l'attaqua.

He attacked him.