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il fallut

had to, was necessary

f a . l y → falloir
fall be necessary + ut 3rd-person singular simple past
auxiliary · third singular · past indicative Rare #31,948
had to, was necessary Past historic (passé simple) form of the impersonal verb "falloir"; used mainly in formal writing.
FR: Il fallut partir avant la nuit.
EN: We had to leave before nightfall.
Conjugation of falloir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third fallut —

Il me fallut arrêter.

I had to stop.

Il me fallut garder mon secret.

I had to keep my secret.

Il lui fallut partager une chambre avec sa sœur.

He had to share a room with his sister.

Il me fallut cesser.

I had to stop.

Il nous fallut arrêter.

We had to stop.

Il lui fallut partager une chambre avec son frère.

He had to share a room with his brother.

Il leur fallut creuser durant des jours.

They had to dig for days.

Il nous fallut cesser.

We had to stop.

Il me fallut prendre une décision.

I had to make a decision.

verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #35,861
was necessary, had to This is the literary past-tense form used with the impersonal subject “il.”
FR: Il fallut attendre plusieurs heures avant de pouvoir partir.
EN: It was necessary to wait several hours before being able to leave.
Conjugation of falloir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third fallut —

Il me fallut de l'argent.

I needed money.

Il lui fallut l'après-midi entière pour effectuer ce travail.

It took him the entire afternoon to complete this work.

Il fallut peu de temps pour trouver la devinette.

It took little time to figure out the riddle.

Il s'en fallut de peu qu'elle se noie.

She came close to drowning.

Il me fallut longtemps pour comprendre d'où il venait.

It took me a long time to understand where he came from.

Il me fallut de l'aide.

I needed help.

Il lui fallut beaucoup de temps pour comprendre ce qu'elle disait.

It took him a long time to understand what she was saying.

Sounds similar to

salut s a . l y fallait f a . l ɛ