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je souffrais

was suffering, suffered

→ souffrir
souffr suffer + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #48,831
was suffering, suffered The imperfect form of « souffrir » often describes ongoing suffering in the past.
FR: Je souffrais en silence.
EN: I was suffering in silence.
Conjugation of souffrir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First souffrais —
Second souffrais —
Third souffrait —

J'étais loin de me douter que tu allais si mal, que tu souffrais.

I had no idea you were doing so badly, that you were suffering.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Tu voulais mourir parce que tu souffrais ? !

Did you want to die because you were suffering?!

— Silent Voice (2016)

Or avant, j'existais, je pensais, je souffrais peut-être.

But before, I existed, I thought, I perhaps suffered.

— Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Pourquoi avoir dansé autant si tu souffrais à ce point ?

Why did you dance so much if you were in such pain?

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)