Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Introduction to the verb apanager
The English translation of the French verb apanager is “to endow” or “to provide with a dowry.” It is pronounced ah-pah-nah-zhay.
The word apanager comes from the Old French term “apanage,” which referred to the estate or property given to a younger son of a noble family. The verb apanager, therefore, means to endow someone with a property or possessions.
In everyday French, apanager is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of apanager being used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les parents lui avaient apanagé une belle maison. (The parents had endowed him with a beautiful house.)
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Le prince avait apanagé ses frères avec de vastes terres. (The prince had endowed his brothers with vast lands.)
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Les dieux l’avaient apanagé d’une beauté éternelle. (The gods had endowed her with eternal beauty.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of apanager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse apanagé | I had endowed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses apanagé | You had endowed |
il | il eût | Il eût apanagé | He had endowed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût apanagé | She had endowed |
on | on eût | On eût apanagé | One had endowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes apanagé | We had endowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes apanagé | You had endowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent apanagé | They had endowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent apanagé | They had endowed |
Other Conjugations for Apanager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb apanager
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Apanager – 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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