Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Introduction to the verb bigorner
The English translation of the French verb bigorner is “to gild” or “to cover with gold leaf.” It is pronounced “bee-gor-nay.”
The language origin of bigorner comes from the Old French word “bigorner” which means “to ornament with gold or silver.” It is derived from the Latin word “buccus” meaning “cheek” which evolved to mean “gilded.” In modern French, bigorner is used to describe the act of adding gold leaf or gilt to an object.
In everyday French, bigorner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for events that took place before another past event. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of bigorner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations are:
- J’avais bigorné le cadre avant de l’offrir en cadeau. (I had gilded the frame before giving it as a gift.)
- Elle fut ravie quand elle apprit que je lui avais bigorné son nom sur la médaille. (She was delighted when she found out that I had gilded her name on the medal.)
- Les artisans avaient bigorné les églises de la ville avec soin. (The artisans had carefully gilded the churches in the city.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bigorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bigorné | I had bigorned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bigorné | You had bigorned |
il | il eût | Il eût bigorné | He had bigorned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bigorné | She had bigorned |
on | on eût | On eût bigorné | One had bigorned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bigorné | We had bigorned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bigorné | You had bigorned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bigorné | They had bigorned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bigorné | They had bigorned |
Other Conjugations for Bigorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigorner
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Bigorner – 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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