how to pronounce avait

/a.vɛ/

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avait is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of avait in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… comme en 2002 où il y avait eu 80 et 20 …”

meanings of avait

verb:

Third-person singular imperfect indicative of avoir.

avait frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word avait occurs in french on average 1030.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.