Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Introduction to the verb discompter
The English translation of the French verb discompter is “to discount” or “to deduct”. The infinitive form of discompter is pronounced as “dees-komptay”.
The word discompter comes from the Old French word “descompter” which means “to deduct” or “to subtract”. It has its roots in the Latin word “discomputare”, which is a combination of “dis” meaning “away” and “computare” meaning “to count”. In everyday French, discompter is most commonly used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of discompter being used in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais déjà discompté les frais de livraison avant de passer la commande. (I had already deducted the delivery fees before placing the order.)
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Ils avaient discompté les heures supplémentaires de leur salaire mensuel. (They had deducted the overtime hours from their monthly salary.)
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Elle m’avait discompté le montant de la facture avant de l’envoyer au client. (She had discounted the amount on the invoice before sending it to the client.)
In all of these examples, the Plus-que-parfait tense is used to indicate that the action of discompter was completed before a specific event or time in the past. It is a useful verb to express past actions that have a direct impact on another event or action.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of discompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décompté | J’avais décompté mes économies. | I had discounted my savings. |
tu | tu avais décompté | Tu avais décompté les articles. | You had discounted the items. |
il | il avait décompté | Il avait décompté le temps perdu. | He had discounted the lost time. |
elle | elle avait décompté | Elle avait décompté ses heures supplémentaires. | She had discounted her overtime hours. |
on | on avait décompté | On avait décompté les minutes restantes. | One had discounted the remaining minutes. |
nous | nous avions décompté | Nous avions décompté les jours de vacances. | We had discounted the vacation days. |
vous | vous aviez décompté | Vous aviez décompté les frais de voyage. | You had discounted the travel expenses. |
ils | ils avaient décompté | Ils avaient décompté les heures travaillées. | They had discounted the hours worked. |
elles | elles avaient décompté | Elles avaient décompté les jours de congé. | They had discounted the days off. |
Other Conjugations for Discompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discompter
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Discompter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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