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ils eurent

had

y ʁ → avoir
eur have + ent they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #25,106
had Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person plural of « avoir »; mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Ils eurent très peur quand la porte s’ouvrit.
EN: They were very afraid when the door opened.
Conjugation of avoir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First eus eûmes
Second eus —
Third eut eurent

Les Anglais eurent ainsi beaucoup d'influence dans la région.

The English thus had a great deal of influence in the region.

— Lagaan (2001)

Ils eurent une chaude discussion.

They had a heated discussion.

Ils eurent de la chance.

They were lucky.

Nos efforts n'eurent aucun succès.

Our efforts were unsuccessful.

Tous les passagers eurent le mal de mer pendant la tempête.

All the passengers were seasick during the storm.

Elles eurent de la chance.

They were lucky.

Ils eurent une chaude dispute.

They had a heated argument.

Ils eurent honte d'eux-mêmes.

They were ashamed of themselves.

Ils ne se sont jamais revu, et eurent tout oublié le lendemain.

They never saw each other again, and had forgotten everything by the next day.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ils n'eurent pas un seul mot de gratitude.

They didn’t say a single word of thanks.

Elles eurent une chaude dispute.

They had a heated argument.

Tom et son écureuil eurent une grosse dispute.

Tom and his squirrel had a big fight.

Ils eurent plusieurs enfants.

They had several children.

Ses copains de beuverie eurent du mal à comprendre tout ceci.

His drinking buddies had a hard time understanding all this.

Sounds similar to

une y n heure œ ʁ hors ɔ ʁ heures œ ʁ air ɛ ʁ art a ʁ or ɔ ʁ arts a ʁ unes y n eûmes y m ère ɛ ʁ use y z aire ɛ ʁ hutte y t erre ɛ ʁ