eu

Meaning

past participle of avoir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/y/

Etymology

From Middle French eu, from Old French eü, from Vulgar Latin *habūtus, replacing Classical Latin habitus.
The spelling, which contradicts the pronunciation, is because Middle French -eu- besides /ø/ also sometimes represented long /yː/. The latter cases were generally replaced with -û- in Early Modern French, e.g. dû, flûte for Middle French deu, fleute. However, in the case of eu and related forms the spelling û was considered awkward and so the Middle French form was preserved.

Sentences

Une large part de la population y a eu accès .

A large part of the population had access to it.

Il a eu lieu le dans le département de Vendée , en France .

It took place on in the department of Vendée, France.

Forouhar a eu deux enfants .

Forouhar had two children.

Quatre rencontres avaient déjà eu lieu dans l'ancienne arène .

Four meetings had already taken place in the old arena.

Au départ , le gouvernement sri-lankais nie avoir eu connaissance du bombardement .

Initially, the Sri Lankan government denied any knowledge of the bombing.

Le single a eu du succès en Finlande et en Autriche .

The single was successful in Finland and Austria.

J’ai toujours eu l’impression que nous étions d’accord sur tout .

I always felt like we agreed on everything.

Il y a aussi eu anciennement à Eibar une forge appelée Mutilola.

There was also formerly in Eibar a forge called Mutilola.