il le fallait

Parce qu'il le fallait.

Because it was necessary.

Il le fallait, pensais-je.

It had to be done, I thought.

J’étais restée éveillée quand il le fallait.

I had stayed awake when I needed to.

Tout a pourtant été fait comme il le fallait.

Yet everything was done as it should have been.

Il le fallait bien.

It was necessary.

Il le fallait.

It was necessary.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Il le fallait, vraiment.

It was really necessary.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Est-ce qu'il le fallait ?

Was it necessary?

— New York Masala (2003)

Tom n'a pas pu emprunter autant d'argent qu'il le fallait.

Tom couldn't borrow as much money as he needed.

Lena avait dû insister lourdement avant que je comprenne qu’il le fallait.

Lena had to insist heavily before I understood that it was necessary.