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vous mangiez

ate, were eating

m ɑ̃ . ʒ j e → manger
mang to eat + iez you plural imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #41,480
ate, were eating This form is used with vous, or after certain expressions such as avant que and si.
FR: Vous mangiez du pain avec le dîner.
EN: You were eating bread with dinner.
Conjugation of manger
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First mange mangions
Second manges mangiez
Third mange mangent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangeais mangions
Second mangeais mangiez
Third mangeait mangeaient

Il faut que vous mangiez.

You need to eat.

Avant que vous mangiez ?

Before you eat?

J'ai entendu dire que vous ne mangiez pas de viande.

I heard that you don’t eat meat.

Vous mangiez un gâteau.

You were eating a cake.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Ça serait mieux si vous ne mangiez pas avant d'aller au lit.

It would be better if you didn’t eat before going to bed.

Vous mangiez à votre faim ?

Did you eat enough?

— Une grande fille (2019)

Il faut bien que vous mangiez.

You really do need to eat.

— The Road Home (1999)

Sounds similar to

mendier m ɑ̃ . d j e mangions m ɑ̃ . ʒ j ɔ̃