Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Introduction to the verb défeutrer
The English translation of the French verb défeutrer is “to unmat” or “to detangle.” It is pronounced “day-feu-trer.”
Défeutrer comes from the French word “feutre,” meaning felt, and the prefix “dé-” which indicates a reversal or undoing. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe actions that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of défeutrer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus défeutré mes cheveux avant de sortir. (I had untangled my hair before going out.)
- Il eut défeutré sa barbe avant de se raser. (He had unmat his beard before shaving.)
- Nous eûmes défeutré le tapis avant de le mettre en vente. (We had detangled the rug before putting it up for sale.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of défeutrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défeutré | I had defleeced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défeutré | You had defleeced |
il | il eût | Il eût défeutré | He had defleeced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défeutré | She had defleeced |
on | on eût | On eût défeutré | One had defleeced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défeutré | We had defleeced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défeutré | You had defleeced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défeutré | They had defleeced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défeutré | They had defleeced |
Other Conjugations for Défeutrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeutrer
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Défeutrer – 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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