il observa

watched, observed, remarked, noted

→ observer
observ to observe, to watch + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #50,236
watched, observed This is a literary past-tense form.
FR: Il observa les étoiles pendant une heure.
EN: He watched the stars for an hour.
remarked, noted This is a literary use in dialogue tags.
FR: « Il est tard », observa le comte.
EN: “It’s late,” remarked the count.
Conjugation of observer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third observa —

Arsène Lupin, observa Ganimard, vous vous payez ma tête.

Arsène Lupin, Ganimard observed, you’re making a fool of me.

À moins, observa le comte, que ce quelqu'un ne soit sorti par notre chambre.

Unless, the count observed, that someone went out through our room.

Le petit garçon observa les oiseaux toute la journée.

The little boy watched the birds all day.

Il observa la course de chevaux à l'aide de ses jumelles.

He watched the horse race through his binoculars.