Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Introduction to the verb blondoyer
The English translation of the French verb blondoyer is “to flatter” or “to cajole.” It is pronounced as “blon-dwa-yay.”
Blondoyer comes from the Old French word “blondoier,” which means “to make blonde” or “to dye blonde.” Over time, the meaning shifted to its current definition of flattering or flattering someone into doing something.
In everyday French, blondoyer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of blondoyer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus blondoyé pour obtenir une augmentation de salaire. (I had flattered to get a raise.)
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Tu eus blondoyé pour qu’il t’aide à déménager. (You had cajoled him into helping you move.)
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Ils eurent blondoyé leur père pour qu’il leur achète un chien. (They had flattered their father to buy them a dog.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of blondoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus blondoyé | I had swayed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus blondoyé | You had swayed |
il | il eut | Il eut blondoyé | He had swayed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut blondoyé | She had swayed |
on | on eut | On eut blondoyé | One had swayed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes blondoyé | We had swayed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes blondoyé | You had swayed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent blondoyé | They had swayed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent blondoyé | They had swayed |
Other Conjugations for Blondoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blondoyer
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Blondoyer – 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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