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ils dirent

said, told

d i ʁ → dire
dir to say; to tell + ent they past historic ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #37,391
said, told Literary past-tense form, mostly found in writing and storytelling.
FR: Ils dirent bonjour en entrant.
EN: They said hello as they came in.
Conjugation of dire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First dis —
Second dis dîtes
Third dit dirent

Les fils du régisseur dirent n'avoir vu Sigi que brièvement.

The stage manager's sons said they had only seen Sigi briefly.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Si Laura les fit venir, pourquoi ne dirent-ils rien ?

If Laura summoned them, why didn't they say anything?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Ils dirent qu'ils avaient soif.

They said they were thirsty.

C'est ce qu'elles dirent.

That is what they said.

C'est ce qu'ils dirent.

That’s what they said.

Ils dirent non.

They said no.

Ils dirent qu'elle entendait des voix.

They said that she was hearing voices.

Ils dirent cela.

They said this.

Est-ce qu'ils dirent cela ?

Did they say that?

Sounds similar to

lire l i ʁ dites d i t dix d i s rire ʁ i ʁ dur d y ʁ tire t i ʁ pire p i ʁ disent d i z dure d y ʁ dort d ɔ ʁ dise d i z tir t i ʁ dors d ɔ ʁ vire v i ʁ durs d y ʁ digne d i ɲ virent v i ʁ deal d i l sire s i ʁ tires t i ʁ firent f i ʁ durent d y ʁ dite d i t dures d y ʁ