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nous entendions

heard, understood, got along

→ entendre
entend hear + ions we imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #50,138
heard, understood This form can also be used in the present subjunctive, meaning “hear” or “understand.”
FR: Nous entendions la musique depuis la rue.
EN: We could hear the music from the street.
got along Used with se: nous nous entendions.
FR: Nous nous entendions très bien à l'époque.
EN: We got along very well at the time.
Conjugation of entendre
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First entendais entendions
Second entendais —
Third entendait entendaient
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First entende entendions
Third entende entendent

Nous nous entendions très bien.

We got along very well.

Nous ne nous entendions pas.

We didn't get along.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Nous n'entendions pas leurs appels et n'avons pas pu les aider.

We couldn't hear their calls and weren't able to help them.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Il est cependant important que nous entendions ce qu'elle avait à dire.

However, it is important that we hear what she had to say.

— Black (2005)