Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Introduction to the verb arraisonner
The English translation of the French verb arraisonner is “to stop and question.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-ray-zoh-nay.”
The language origin of arraisonner is from the Old French word “araisoner,” which comes from the Latin word “rationare” meaning “to reason.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Examples of arraisonner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’eus arraisonné le suspect avant qu’il ne prenne la fuite. (I had stopped and questioned the suspect before he fled.)
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Tu eus arraisonné les passagers à la frontière. (You had stopped and questioned the passengers at the border.)
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Il eut arraisonné le navire pour vérifier sa cargaison. (He had stopped and questioned the ship to check its cargo.)
English translations:
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I had stopped and questioned the suspect before he fled.
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You had stopped and questioned the passengers at the border.
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He had stopped and questioned the ship to check its cargo.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arraisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus arraisonné | I had detained |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus arraisonné | You had detained |
il | il eut | Il eut arraisonné | He had detained |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut arraisonné | She had detained |
on | on eut | On eut arraisonné | One had detained |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arraisonné | We had detained |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arraisonné | You had detained |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arraisonné | They had detained |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arraisonné | They had detained |
Other Conjugations for Arraisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arraisonner
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Arraisonner – 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)
Summary
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