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il fallut

had to, needed to, it took, was needed

f a . l y → falloir
fall be necessary + ut 3rd-person singular simple past
auxiliary · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #36,733
had to, needed to A literary past-tense form, mostly found in written narratives.
FR: Il me fallut partir tôt.
EN: I had to leave early.
Conjugation of falloir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third fallut —

Il me fallut arrêter.

I had to stop.

Il leur fallut creuser durant des jours.

They had to dig for days.

Il nous fallut cesser.

We had to stop.

Il me fallut cesser.

I had to stop.

Il me fallut prendre une décision.

I had to make a decision.

Il lui fallut partager une chambre avec son frère.

He had to share a room with his brother.

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 nous fallut arrêter.

We had to stop.

verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #50,237
it took, was needed This is a literary past-tense form, mostly used in writing and storytelling.
FR: Il fallut une heure pour rentrer.
EN: It took an hour to get home.
Conjugation of falloir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third fallut —

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

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

Il fallut peu de temps pour trouver la devinette.

It took little time to figure out the riddle.

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

It took him the entire afternoon to complete this work.

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

She came close to drowning.

Sounds similar to

salut s a . l y fallait f a . l ɛ