Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Introduction to the verb destiner
The English translation of the French verb destiner is “to destine” or “to intend.” The infinitive form, destiner, is pronounced “deh-stee-nay.”
The word destiner comes from the Latin word destinare, which means “to determine” or “to appoint.” It first appeared in the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, destiner is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the Past Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of destiner in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais destiné cette somme d’argent pour mes vacances, mais je l’ai finalement dépensée pour un nouvel ordinateur. (I had intended this sum of money for my vacation, but I ended up spending it on a new computer.)
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Tu avais destiné ta carrière à la médecine, mais finalement tu as choisi de devenir enseignant. (You had intended your career to be in medicine, but in the end you chose to become a teacher.)
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Ils avaient destiné leur amour à durer pour toujours, mais leur relation a finalement pris fin après seulement quelques mois. (They had intended their love to last forever, but their relationship ended after only a few months.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of destiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse destiné | I had destined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses destiné | You had destined |
il | il eût | Il eût destiné | He had destined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût destiné | She had destined |
on | on eût | On eût destiné | One had destined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes destiné | We had destined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes destiné | You had destined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent destiné | They had destined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent destiné | They had destined |
Other Conjugations for Destiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb destiner
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Destiner – 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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