Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Introduction to the verb bedonner
The English translation of the French verb bedonner is “to bloat” or “to swell.” It is pronounced as “bay-doh-nay.”
The word bedonner is derived from the French noun “bedaine,” which means “belly” or “stomach.” The suffix “-er” is added to form the verb form, giving it the meaning of “to make bloated” or “to cause to swell.”
In everyday French, bedonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate a past action that was completed before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of bedonner.
Three simple examples of bedonner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Quand il a mangé trop de bonbons, son ventre s’est bedonné. (When he ate too many candies, his stomach bloated up.)
- J’ai bu trop de soda hier soir et ça m’a bedonné. (I drank too much soda last night and it bloated me.)
- Après avoir mangé un gros repas, nous nous sommes bedonnés. (After eating a big meal, we bloated up.)
The English translations of these sentences would be:
- When he ate too many candies, his stomach swelled up.
- I drank too much soda last night and it bloated me.
- After eating a big meal, we bloated up.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bedonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bedonné | I had puffed up |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bedonné | You had puffed up |
il | il eut | Il eut bedonné | He had puffed up |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bedonné | She had puffed up |
on | on eut | On eut bedonné | One had puffed up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bedonné | We had puffed up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bedonné | You had puffed up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bedonné | They had puffed up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bedonné | They had puffed up |
Other Conjugations for Bedonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bedonner
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Bedonner – 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)
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