Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Introduction to the verb materner
The English translation of the French verb materner is “to mother” or “to motherly care for.” The infinitive form, materner, is pronounced as “mah-tehr-neh.”
The word materner comes from the Latin word “mater,” meaning mother. In French, it is most often used in the reflexive form, se materner, which means “to mother oneself.” This verb is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Examples of materner in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais été maternée par ma grand-mère depuis mon plus jeune âge. (I had been mothered by my grandmother since I was very young.)
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Elle avait été maternée par sa mère toute sa vie. (She had been mothered by her mother her entire life.)
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Nous avions été maternés par la communauté avant notre adoption. (We had been mothered by the community before our adoption.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of materner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais materné | J’avais materné mon enfant. | I had mothered my child. |
tu | tu avais materné | Tu avais materné tes petits-enfants. | You had mothered your grandchildren. |
il | il avait materné | Il avait materné ses animaux de compagnie. | He had mothered his pets. |
elle | elle avait materné | Elle avait materné son bébé. | She had mothered her baby. |
on | on avait materné | On avait materné nos plantes. | One had mothered our plants. |
nous | nous avions materné | Nous avions materné nos enfants. | We had mothered our children. |
vous | vous aviez materné | Vous aviez materné vos neveux et nièces. | You had mothered your nephews and nieces. |
ils | ils avaient materné | Ils avaient materné leurs petits-enfants. | They had mothered their grandchildren. |
elles | elles avaient materné | Elles avaient materné leurs enfants adoptifs. | They had mothered their adopted children. |
Other Conjugations for Materner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb materner
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Materner – 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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