Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Introduction to the verb dédorer
The English translation of dédorer is “to gild” or “to cover with gold.” In the infinitive form, it is pronounced as “day-doh-reh.”
The word dédorer comes from the combination of “dé-” meaning “off” or “undo” and “dorer” meaning “to gild.” It is most often used in its past tense form, Passé Antérieur, which is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of dédorer in Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai dédoré le cadre avant de l’accrocher au mur. (I had gilded the frame before hanging it on the wall.)
- Nous avons dédoré nos bijoux pour les vendre. (We had gilded our jewelry to sell them.)
- Tu as dédoré la statue avant de la mettre en exposition. (You had gilded the statue before putting it on display.)
Translations:
- I had gilded the frame before hanging it on the wall.
- We had gilded our jewelry to sell them.
- You had gilded the statue before putting it on display.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dédorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dédoré | I had gilded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dédoré | You had gilded |
il | il eut | Il eut dédoré | He had gilded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dédoré | She had gilded |
on | on eut | On eut dédoré | One had gilded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dédoré | We had gilded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dédoré | You had gilded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dédoré | They had gilded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dédoré | They had gilded |
Other Conjugations for Dédorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédorer
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Dédorer – 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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