Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Introduction to the verb proverbialiser
The English translation of the French verb proverbialiser is “to proverbialize.” It is pronounced “proh-vair-bee-ah-lee-zay.”
The verb proverbialiser comes from the French noun “proverbe” meaning “proverb,” and the suffix “-iser,” which is used to form verbs from nouns. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of turning something into a proverb or expressing something in a proverbial way.
In the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English, proverbialiser is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais proverbialisĂ© que “trop de travail tue l’homme.” – I had proverbialized that “too much work kills a man.”
- Nous avions proverbialisĂ© sur le dicton “qui sĂšme le vent rĂ©colte la tempĂȘte.” – We had proverbialized about the saying “you reap what you sow.”
- Ils avaient bien proverbialisĂ© sur le proverbe “l’habit ne fait pas le moine.” – They had indeed proverbialized about the proverb “clothes don’t make the man.”
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of proverbialiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais proverbialisĂ© | J’avais proverbialisĂ© cette expression. | I had turned this expression into a proverb. |
tu | tu avais proverbialisé | Tu avais proverbialisé cette citation. | You had turned this quote into a proverb. |
il | il avait proverbialisé | Il avait proverbialisé cette théorie. | He had turned this theory into a proverb. |
elle | elle avait proverbialisé | Elle avait proverbialisé cette maxime. | She had turned this maxim into a proverb. |
on | on avait proverbialisé | On avait proverbialisé cette phrase. | One had turned this sentence into a proverb. |
nous | nous avions proverbialisé | Nous avions proverbialisé cette expression. | We had turned this expression into a proverb. |
vous | vous aviez proverbialisé | Vous aviez proverbialisé cette citation. | You had turned this quote into a proverb. |
ils | ils avaient proverbialisé | Ils avaient proverbialisé cette théorie. | They had turned this theory into a proverb. |
elles | elles avaient proverbialisé | Elles avaient proverbialisé cette maxime. | They had turned this maxim into a proverb. |
Other Conjugations for Proverbialiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
LâimpĂ©ratif PrĂ©sent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
Lâinfinitif PrĂ©sent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb proverbialiser
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Proverbialiser – 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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