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n'en avait pas

didn't have any

→ ne
phrase Common #3,664
didn't have any The pronoun “en” refers to something previously mentioned or understood from context. The phrase changes with the subject and tense: for example, “je n'en ai pas” means “I don't have any,” while “tu n'en as pas” means “you don't have any.”
FR: Elle n'en avait pas assez pour tout le monde.
EN: She didn't have enough for everyone.

Ca n'en avait pas l'air.

It didn’t look like it.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Elle n'en avait pas les moyens.

She couldn't afford it.

Elle n'en avait pas.

She didn't have any.

C'était un homme très cultivé, mais il n'en avait pas du tout conscience.

He was a very cultured man, but he wasn’t at all aware of it.

Il n'en avait pas.

He didn't have any.

— Mystic River (2003)

Elle n'en avait pas la moindre idée.

She didn't have the slightest idea.

Elle n'en avait pas la moindre petite idée.

She didn't have the slightest idea.

J'avais un parapluie, mais mon ami n'en avait pas.

I had an umbrella, but my friend didn’t.