Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Introduction to the verb débaucher
The English translation of the French verb débaucher is “to seduce” or “to corrupt.” It is pronounced as “day-boh-shay.”
The word débaucher originated from the Old French term “desbaucher”, meaning to lead astray or to debauch. It comes from the prefix “des-“, meaning “away,” and the verb “baucher,” meaning “to lead.” In modern French, débaucher is most often used to mean seducing someone or causing them to behave in a corrupt or immoral way.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, débaucher is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or event in the past. It is often used in storytelling or historical accounts.
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J’eus débauché mon ami avant qu’il ne rencontre sa future épouse.
(I had seduced my friend before he met his future wife.) -
Elle eut débauché plusieurs élèves avant de se faire renvoyer de l’école.
(She had corrupted several students before getting expelled from school.) -
Nous eûmes tous été débauchés par ses mensonges avant de découvrir la vérité.
(We had all been seduced by his lies before discovering the truth.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of débaucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus débauché | J’eus débauché | I had poached/hired away |
tu | tu eusses débauché | Tu eusses débauché | You had poached/hired away |
il | il eût débauché | Il eût débauché | He had poached/hired away |
elle | elle eût débauché | Elle eût débauché | She had poached/hired away |
on | on eût débauché | On eût débauché | One had poached/hired away |
nous | nous eûmes débauché | Nous eûmes débauché | We had poached/hired away |
vous | vous eûtes débauché | Vous eûtes débauché | You had poached/hired away |
ils | ils eurent débauché | Ils eurent débauché | They had poached/hired away |
elles | elles eurent débauché | Elles eurent débauché | They had poached/hired away |
Other Conjugations for Débaucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
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Débaucher – 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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