j'ai pas eu

I didn't have

→ je

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I didn't have Informal spoken French, with ne omitted from je n'ai pas eu. The exact English translation depends on what follows, such as “I didn't have a choice,” “I didn't have the courage,” or “I wasn't scared.”

FR: J'ai pas eu le temps de répondre.

EN: I didn't have time to reply.

J'ai pas eu le choix !

I had no choice!

— Anaconda (2025)

J'ai pas eu de nouvelles.

I haven't heard anything.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

J'ai pas eu peur d'elle.

I wasn't afraid of her.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Mais j'ai pas eu celui-là.

But I didn't get that one.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Je vais te dire, je me demande si j'ai pas eu des anniversaires pire que ça.

I’ll tell you, I wonder if I haven’t had worse birthdays than this.

— En terrain miné (2014)

J'ai pas eu le temps.

I didn't have time.

— Volver (2006)

J'ai pas eu le courage de lui dire la vérité.

I didn't have the courage to tell him the truth.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

J'ai pas eu l'occasion.

I didn't have the chance.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

J'ai pas eu peur, pas du tout.

I wasn't scared, not at all.

— Volver (2006)

J'ai pas eu ma feuille.

I didn't get my sheet.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

J'ai pas eu le feu vert.

I didn't get the green light.

— The Rip (2026)

J'ai pas eu le choix.

I had no choice.

— Juno (2007)

J'ai pas eu mon mot à dire.

I didn’t get a say.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

J'ai pas eu le temps, c'est tout.

I didn’t have time, that’s all.

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)