Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Introduction to the verb balkaniser
The English translation of the French verb balkaniser is “to Balkanize” or “to divide into small, hostile states or groups.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bal-ka-nee-zay.”
The word balkaniser comes from the noun “Balkans,” which refers to the region in Southeast Europe known for its complex history of ethnic and political divisions. The suffix “-iser” in French means “to make” or “to turn into,” so balkaniser literally means “to make like the Balkans.”
In everyday French, balkaniser is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of balkaniser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Les guerres ont balkanisé la région. (The wars Balkanized the region.)
- Les querelles politiques ont balkanisé le pays. (The political quarrels Balkanized the country.)
- Le divorce a balkanisé la famille. (The divorce Balkanized the family.)
These examples show how balkaniser is typically used to describe how an action or event has led to division or fragmentation, similar to the history of the Balkans region.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of balkaniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus balkanisé | J’eus balkanisé | I had balkanized |
tu | tu eus balkanisé | Tu eus balkanisé | You had balkanized |
il | il eut balkanisé | Il eut balkanisé | He had balkanized |
elle | elle eut balkanisé | Elle eut balkanisé | She had balkanized |
on | on eut balkanisé | On eut balkanisé | One had balkanized |
nous | nous eûmes balkanisé | Nous eûmes balkanisé | We had balkanized |
vous | vous eûtes balkanisé | Vous eûtes balkanisé | You had balkanized |
ils | ils eurent balkanisé | Ils eurent balkanisé | They had balkanized |
elles | elles eurent balkanisé | Elles eurent balkanisé | They had balkanized |
Other Conjugations for Balkaniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balkaniser
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Balkaniser – 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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