Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Introduction to the verb décharner
The English translation of the French verb décharner is “to unearth” or “to dig up.” The infinitive form “décharner” is pronounced as “deh-shar-nay.”
Décharner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (which signifies removal or separation) and the noun “charnier” (meaning mass grave). The verb décharner is often used in everyday French to describe the action of exhuming or excavating a buried body or remains.
Here are three examples of décharner in the imparfait tense along with their English translations:
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Chaque nuit, il décharnait les fosses pour retrouver des ossements anciens.
(Every night, he would unearth the pits to find ancient bones.) -
Pendant des années, les archéologues décharnaient la région à la recherche de vestiges préhistoriques.
(For years, archaeologists would dig up the region in search of prehistoric remains.) -
Quand j’étais enfant, mon grand-père me racontait comment il décharnait les tombes du cimetière pendant la guerre.
(When I was a child, my grandfather used to tell me how he would unearth the graves in the cemetery during the war.)
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of décharner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | décharnais | Je décharnais le poulet. | I was deboning the chicken. |
tu | décharnais | Tu décharnais les crevettes. | You were deveining the shrimp. |
il | décharnait | Il décharnait le poisson. | He was filleting the fish. |
elle | décharnait | Elle décharnait les côtes de porc. | She was trimming the pork ribs. |
on | décharnait | On décharnait les anguilles. | We were boning the eels. |
nous | décharnions | Nous décharnions les cuisses de poulet. | We were deboning the chicken thighs. |
vous | décharniez | Vous décharniez le lapin. | You were boning the rabbit. |
ils | décharnaient | Ils décharnaient les cuisses de grenouille. | They were deboning the frog legs. |
elles | décharnaient | Elles décharnaient les cailles. | They were deboning the quails. |
Other Conjugations for Décharner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
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Décharner – About the French Imparfait Tense
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Formation of the Imparfait Tense
For regular -er verbs:
For regular -ir verbs
For regular -re verbs
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Description of Past Habits
Background Information
Mental and Emotional States
It’s employed to express emotions, thoughts, or physical sensations in the past. For example: “J’étais content quand il est arrivé.” (I was happy when he arrived.)
Ongoing Actions
Points to Note About the Imparfait Tense
Passé Composé vs. Imparfait
Conditional
Si Clauses
Narration
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