Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Introduction to the verb dédommager
The English translation of the French verb dédommager is “to compensate” or “to reimburse.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-doh-mah-zhay.”
Dédommager comes from the Latin words “de,” meaning “away,” and “damnum,” meaning “loss” or “damage.” It entered the French language in the 12th century with the meaning of “indemnify” or “make amends for.” In everyday French, dédommager is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense that indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of using dédommager in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’avais dédommagé mes voisins pour les dommages causés par mon chien avant qu’ils ne déménagent. (I had compensated my neighbors for the damages caused by my dog before they moved out.)
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Elle m’avait dédommagé pour le retard de son vol avant que je ne parte en voyage. (She had reimbursed me for the delay of her flight before I left on my trip.)
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Nous avions dédommagé nos clients pour les erreurs de livraison avant qu’ils ne changent de fournisseur. (We had compensated our clients for the delivery mistakes before they switched to another supplier.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dédommager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dédommagé | I had compensated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dédommagé | You had compensated |
il | il eût | Il eût dédommagé | He had compensated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dédommagé | She had compensated |
on | on eût | On eût dédommagé | One had compensated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dédommagé | We had compensated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dédommagé | You had compensated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dédommagé | They had compensated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dédommagé | They had compensated |
Other Conjugations for Dédommager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédommager
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Dédommager – 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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