il soupçonnait

suspected

→ soupçonner
soupçonn to suspect + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #43,148
suspected Imperfect tense; the subject is he, she, or it.
FR: Elle soupçonnait son voisin de mentir.
EN: She suspected her neighbor of lying.
Conjugation of soupçonner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third soupçonnait

On la soupçonnait d'être une espionne.

She was suspected of being a spy.

On soupçonnait un meurtre mais rien n'a pu être prouvé.

Murder was suspected, but nothing could be proven.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

C'est lui, le policier qui me soupçonnait.

That's him, the police officer who suspected me.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

J'étais conscient qu'on le soupçonnait.

I was aware that he was suspected.

— Oppenheimer (2023)