émanait

émanait is a verb form in the French language. It is the imperfect indicative, third-person singular form of the verb émaner. The verb émaner generally translates to "to emanate," "to flow from," "to spring from," or "to proceed from." Therefore, émanait describes an action that was happening, continuing, or habitual in the past.

When a sentence uses émanait, it indicates that something was originating or being produced from a source over a period of time in the past. For example, one might say "Une douce chaleur émanait de la cheminée," meaning "A gentle warmth was emanating from the fireplace." This suggests that the warmth was continuously coming from the fireplace in the past. Similarly, "Une certaine anxiété émanait de sa voix" would translate to "A certain anxiety was proceeding from his voice," indicating a persistent quality of anxiety in his past speech. The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, and émanait reflects this usage with the verb émaner.