Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Introduction to the verb diéser
The English translation of the French verb diéser is “to sharpen” or “to hone”. It is pronounced as “dee-ay-zay” in the infinitive form.
The word diéser comes from the Old French term “deiser”, which means “to sharpen” or “to make keen”. It is derived from the Latin word “dēsīdere”, which has the same meaning. In everyday French, diéser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of diéser in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
- J’ai diésé le couteau avant de couper les légumes. (I honed the knife before cutting the vegetables.)
- Tu diésas tes compétences en matière de cuisine grâce à ce cours. (You sharpened your cooking skills through this course.)
- Elle diésa son esprit critique en lisant des livres variés. (She honed her critical thinking by reading diverse books.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of diéser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus diésé | J’eus diésé le piano | I had sharpened the piano |
tu | tu eus diésé | Tu eus diésé le piano | You had sharpened the piano |
il | il eut diésé | Il eut diésé le piano | He had sharpened the piano |
elle | elle eut diésé | Elle eut diésé le piano | She had sharpened the piano |
on | on eut diésé | On eut diésé le piano | One had sharpened the piano |
nous | nous eûmes diésé | Nous eûmes diésé le piano | We had sharpened the piano |
vous | vous eûtes diésé | Vous eûtes diésé le piano | You had sharpened the piano |
ils | ils eurent diésé | Ils eurent diésé le piano | They had sharpened the piano |
elles | elles eurent diésé | Elles eurent diésé le piano | They had sharpened the piano |
Other Conjugations for Diéser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diéser
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Diéser – 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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