This is the 3865th most frequent French word.
affirmait
"Affirmait" means "was asserting" or "was claiming."
The word 'affirmait' is used here to express the action of claiming or asserting something, specifically referring to the past continuous tense (imperfect), indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Elle affirmait qu'elle avait vu une étoile filante hier soir.
She claimed she had seen a shooting star last night.
In this sentence, 'affirmait' portrays the action of stating or asserting during a past event, emphasizing the imperfect tense to describe a habitual or repeated action in the past.
Il affirmait que les résultats étaient faux lors de la réunion.
He was stating that the results were false during the meeting.
Here, 'affirmait' is used in its past continuous form within an indirect speech construction, meaning someone used to claim or assert something about a third party.