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que tu étais

that you were

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phrase Uncommon #19,886
that you were Introduces a clause with tu étais, often after verbs like croire, apprendre, entendre dire, or vu que.
FR: Je ne savais pas que tu étais là.
EN: I didn't know that you were here.

Je me doutais que tu étais une femme facile.

I had a feeling you were an easy woman.

— Malèna (2000)

J'ai appris que tu étais morte.

I learned that you had died.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Je me suis souvenu que tu étais mon frère.

I remembered that you were my brother.

Il s'est passé beaucoup de choses pendant que tu étais partie.

A lot happened while you were away.

J'ai appris hier que tu étais ici.

I heard yesterday that you were here.

Je dirai à Tom que tu étais ici.

I'll tell Tom that you were here.

Je vais dire à Tom que tu étais ici.

I’m going to tell Tom that you were here.

Et je croyais aussi que tu étais ma mère.

And I also thought you were my mother.

Que nous étions de vieux amis et que tu étais mon invité à la fête.

That we were old friends and that you were my guest at the party.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Je ne savais même pas que tu étais sexuellement active.

I didn't even know you were sexually active.

— Juno (2007)

J'ai appris que tu étais à Pékin.

I learned that you were in Beijing.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Que tu étais un homme.

That you were a man.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Je n'avais pas réalisé que tu étais déjà là.

I hadn't realized you were already here.

Vu que tu étais scout, je sais que tu la comprendras.

Since you were a scout, I know you'll understand her.

— Parasite (2019)

Je voulais juste être sûr que tu étais réel.

I just wanted to make sure you were real.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Je n'ai pas réalisé que tu étais éveillé.

I didn't realize you were awake.

Que tu étais mort.

That you were dead.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Tu as vu que tu étais différent.

You saw that you were different.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Je n'avais pas réalisé que tu étais si bon en français.

I hadn't realized you were so good at French.