Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Introduction to the verb patoiser
The English translation of the French verb patoiser is “to speak with a regional accent”. It is pronounced as “pah-twa-zay”.
The word patoiser comes from the French word “patois”, meaning a regional dialect or language. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais patoisé toute mon enfance avant de déménager à Paris. (I had been speaking with a regional accent all my childhood before moving to Paris.)
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Ils avaient patoisé pendant des heures avant de se rendre compte qu’ils ne se comprenaient pas. (They had been speaking with a regional accent for hours before realizing they couldn’t understand each other.)
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Elle avait appris à patoiser avec ses grands-parents qui vivaient à la campagne. (She had learned to speak with a regional accent from her grandparents who lived in the countryside.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of patoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais patoisé | J’avais patoisé avec mes amis. | I had spoken in a regional dialect with my friends. |
tu | tu avais patoisé | Tu avais patoisé avec ta grand-mère. | You had spoken in a regional dialect with your grandmother. |
il | il avait patoisé | Il avait patoisé avec ses voisins. | He had spoken in a regional dialect with his neighbors. |
elle | elle avait patoisé | Elle avait patoisé avec sa famille. | She had spoken in a regional dialect with her family. |
on | on avait patoisé | On avait patoisé à la fête du village. | One had spoken in a regional dialect at the village festival. |
nous | nous avions patoisé | Nous avions patoisé tout l’été. | We had spoken in a regional dialect all summer. |
vous | vous aviez patoisé | Vous aviez patoisé avec vos amis. | You had spoken in a regional dialect with your friends. |
ils | ils avaient patoisé | Ils avaient patoisé avec leurs grands-parents. | They had spoken in a regional dialect with their grandparents. |
elles | elles avaient patoisé | Elles avaient patoisé avec leurs cousins. | They had spoken in a regional dialect with their cousins. |
Other Conjugations for Patoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb patoiser
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Patoiser – 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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