tu me l'avais

you had ... me

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phrase Rare #32,880
you had ... me The verb that follows completes the meaning; l' usually means “it” or “her.” For example, tu me l'avais dit means “you had told me.”
FR: Tu me l'avais déjà expliqué.
EN: You had already explained it to me.

Tu me l'avais dit.

You told me so.

Tu me l'avais promis.

You promised me.

— Benni (2019)

Tu aurais pu m'épargner bien des ennuis si tu me l'avais dit plus tôt.

You could have spared me a lot of trouble if you had told me sooner.

Jurek, tu me l'avais cachée ?

Jurek, had you hidden it from me?

— Le Pianiste (2002)

C'est vrai, tu me l'avais dit.

That's right, you told me.

Tu m'avais rien dit pour ton divorce, tu me l'avais aussi caché.

You hadn’t told me anything about your divorce; you’d hidden that from me too.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Tu me l'avais promis pour le lycée !

You promised me that for high school!

— Beijing Bicycle (2001)

Tu me l'avais jamais raconté.

You'd never told me about it.

— Volver (2006)

Tu me l'avais jamais dit.

You never told me that.

Tu me l'avais donnée.

You had given it to me.

— La Mouche (1986)

Je savais qu'il fallait pas retirer le couteau, tu me l'avais dit.

I knew I wasn't supposed to remove the knife; you’d told me so.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)