Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Introduction to the verb déharder
The English translation of the French verb déharder is “to soften” or “to make less hard”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ar-dé”.
The word déharder is derived from the French prefix “dé-“, which indicates a reversal or undoing, and the verb “harder”, which means “to harden”. It can be traced back to the Old French word “hardir” meaning “to make brave or courageous”. In everyday French, déharder is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense that expresses completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- Quand j’eus déhardi la pâte, je l’ai étalé sur la plaque. (When I had softened the dough, I spread it on the baking sheet.)
- Il eut déhardi son cœur et avoua ses sentiments. (He softened his heart and confessed his feelings.)
- Elle eut déhardi sa position et accepta de négocier. (She softened her stance and agreed to negotiate.)
English translations:
- When I had softened the dough, I spread it on the baking sheet.
- He softened his heart and confessed his feelings.
- She softened her stance and agreed to negotiate.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déharder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déhardé | I had softened |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déhardé | You had softened |
il | il eût | Il eût déhardé | He had softened |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déhardé | She had softened |
on | on eût | On eût déhardé | One had softened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déhardé | We had softened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déhardé | You had softened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déhardé | They had softened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déhardé | They had softened |
Other Conjugations for Déharder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déharder
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Déharder – 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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