Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Introduction to the verb caponner
The English translation of the French verb caponner is “to caponize” or “to castrate.” It is pronounced “ka-po-nay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word caponner can be traced back to the Latin word “capo,” which means “to cut off.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of caponner being used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’avais caponné le coq avant de le faire rôtir. (I had castrated the rooster before roasting it.)
- Le fermier avait caponné tous les jeunes coqs pour éviter les conflits dans le poulailler. (The farmer had caponized all the young roosters to avoid conflicts in the chicken coop.)
- Elle n’avait jamais caponné d’oiseaux auparavant, mais elle avait décidé de le faire pour mieux contrôler sa volaille. (She had never castrated birds before, but she had decided to do it to better control her poultry.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse caponné | I had caponned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses caponné | You had caponned |
il | il eût | Il eût caponné | He had caponned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût caponné | She had caponned |
on | on eût | On eût caponné | One had caponned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes caponné | We had caponned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes caponné | You had caponned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent caponné | They had caponned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent caponné | They had caponned |
Other Conjugations for Caponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caponner
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Caponner – 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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