I had owned
Past perfect I conjugation of own.
I had owned a retail computer store for a few years and decided to close it.
J'avais possédé une boutique informatique détaillante pendant quelques années et avais décidé de la fermer.
The local neighborhood association had pegged me as a slumlord even though I had owned property for only a short time.
L'association de voisinage locale m'avait chevillé comme propriétaire sans scrupules quoique je n'aie possédé la propriété que durant une brève durée seulement.
I started to comprehend that the Swedish educational system had robbed me of something valuable, yes, perhaps the most valuable thing I had owned - my language.
J'ai commencé à comprendre que le système d'enseignement suédois m'avait privé de quelque chose de précieux, oui, peut-être la chose la plus précieuse que j'avais possédée - ma langue.
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