Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Introduction to the verb cannibaliser
The English translation of the French verb cannibaliser is “to cannibalize.” It is pronounced as “kah-nee-bah-lee-zay.”
The word “cannibaliser” comes from the noun “cannibale,” meaning “cannibal,” which comes from the Spanish word “caníbal” and the Greek word “κανίβαλος” (kanívalos). In everyday French, “cannibaliser” is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe actions that occurred before another past event. It is commonly used in business or economic contexts to describe the process of using parts from one product or company to create or improve another product or company.
Examples:
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J’ai cannibalisé mon vieux téléphone pour récupérer des pièces et réparer mon nouveau téléphone. (I cannibalized my old phone to retrieve parts and repair my new phone.)
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L’entreprise a cannibalisé ses filiales pour renforcer sa position sur le marché. (The company cannibalized its subsidiaries to strengthen its position in the market.)
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Ils avaient déjà cannibalisé le projet avant que nous ne puissions y participer. (They had already cannibalized the project before we could join in.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cannibaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus cannibalisé | J’eus cannibalisé | I had cannibalized |
tu | tu eus cannibalisé | Tu eus cannibalisé | You had cannibalized |
il | il eut cannibalisé | Il eut cannibalisé | He had cannibalized |
elle | elle eut cannibalisé | Elle eut cannibalisé | She had cannibalized |
on | on eut cannibalisé | On eut cannibalisé | One had cannibalized |
nous | nous eûmes cannibalisé | Nous eûmes cannibalisé | We had cannibalized |
vous | vous eûtes cannibalisé | Vous eûtes cannibalisé | You had cannibalized |
ils | ils eurent cannibalisé | Ils eurent cannibalisé | They had cannibalized |
elles | elles eurent cannibalisé | Elles eurent cannibalisé | They had cannibalized |
Other Conjugations for Cannibaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cannibaliser
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Cannibaliser – 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)
Summary
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