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il joua

played

→ jouer
jou to play + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #41,387
played This is the passé simple, used mainly in writing and formal storytelling.
FR: Elle joua du piano après le dîner.
EN: She played the piano after dinner.
played This is the passé simple, used mainly in writing and formal storytelling.
FR: Il joua le rôle du médecin.
EN: He played the role of the doctor.
Conjugation of jouer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third joua —

Elle joua du piano comme promis.

She played the piano as promised.

Le samedi, François Perrin ne joua pas le match retour.

On Saturday, François Perrin didn’t play in the return match.

— Hothead (1979)

Il joua le rôle du Roi Lear.

He played the role of King Lear.

Elle joua du violon.

She played the violin.

Dan joua du violon pour les enfants atteints de cancer.

Dan played the violin for children with cancer.

Elle joua une sonate.

She played a sonata.

Ce soir-là on joua aux petits jeux.

That evening, we played little games.