Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Introduction to the verb cadancher
The English translation of the French verb cadancher is “to lie, to deceive”. It is pronounced as “kah-dahn-shay”.
The language origin of cadancher can be traced back to the Old French word “chadancher”, which meant “to stagger, to stumble”. Over time, it evolved to take on the meaning of “to deceive, to cheat”. It is most commonly used in informal spoken French.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cadancher is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage with English translations:
- Il eut cadanché ses clients avant de prendre leur argent. (He had lied to his clients before taking their money.)
- Elle eut cadanché ses parents pour sortir en douce. (She had deceived her parents to sneak out.)
- Nous eûmes cadanché nos amis pour obtenir les billets de concert. (We had deceived our friends to get concert tickets.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cadancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cadanché | I had staggered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cadanché | You had staggered |
il | il eût | Il eût cadanché | He had staggered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cadanché | She had staggered |
on | on eût | On eût cadanché | One had staggered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cadanché | We had staggered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cadanché | You had staggered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cadanché | They had staggered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cadanché | They had staggered |
Other Conjugations for Cadancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
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Cadancher – 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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