Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Introduction to the verb délasser
The English translation of the French verb délasser is “to relax” or “to unwind.” It is pronounced as “deh-lah-say” in its infinitive form.
The word délasser comes from the Old French word “deslacier,” meaning “to soothe” or “to relieve.” It is derived from the Latin word “lassus,” which means “weary” or “tired.”
In everyday French, délasser is most often used in the past tense passé antérieur, which is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action. This tense is constructed with the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the passé simple form, followed by the past participle of the verb délasser.
Here are three examples of délasser in the passé antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Elle se délassa en prenant un bain chaud après une longue journée de travail. (She relaxed by taking a hot bath after a long day at work.)
- J’ai délassé mes muscles en faisant du yoga avant de me coucher. (I relaxed my muscles by doing yoga before going to bed.)
- Après avoir délassé mes pieds fatigués, je me suis endormi devant la télévision. (After relaxing my tired feet, I fell asleep in front of the television.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of délasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse délassé | I had relaxed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses délassé | You had relaxed |
il | il eût | Il eût délassé | He had relaxed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût délassé | She had relaxed |
on | on eût | On eût délassé | One had relaxed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes délassé | We had relaxed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes délassé | You had relaxed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent délassé | They had relaxed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent délassé | They had relaxed |
Other Conjugations for Délasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délasser
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Délasser – 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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