Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Introduction to the verb dégonder
The English translation of the French verb dégonder is “to unhinge” or “to remove from its hinges.” It is pronounced as [deɡɔ̃de] in its infinitive form.
The word dégonder comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “un-” or “dis-“) and the noun “gond” (meaning “hinge”). It can be traced back to the Old French word “gond” meaning “hook” or “clasp.”
In everyday French, dégonder is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the simple past tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of dégonder used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Ils dégondèrent la porte avant de la remplacer. (They unhinged the door before replacing it.)
- Elle dégonda la fenêtre pour la nettoyer. (She removed the window from its hinges to clean it.)
- Nous avons dégondé le placard pour accéder aux câbles électriques. (We unhinged the cupboard to access the electrical cables.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dégonder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dégondé | I had removed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dégondé | You had removed |
il | il eût | Il eût dégondé | He had removed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dégondé | She had removed |
on | on eût | On eût dégondé | One had removed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dégondé | We had removed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dégondé | You had removed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dégondé | They had removed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dégondé | They had removed |
Other Conjugations for Dégonder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégonder
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Dégonder – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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