What is the difference between j'ai eu and j'avais?

Question

What is the difference between j'ai eu and j'avais?

Answer 1

J'ai eu describes a specific past moment such as 'Quand j'ai eu 8 ans, j'ai recu mon premier vélo' When I turned 8, I received my first bicycle.



J'avais describes the past but no specific moment such as. ' J'avais un chien lorsque j'étais enfant' I had a dog when I was a child.

Answer 2

What the person above me said.



And also "j'ai eu" is plus-que-parfait, and "j'avais" is imparfait.



Those are just different time periods.

Answer 3

there is no difference...

they both mean 'i had'