Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Introduction to the verb crétiniser
The English translation of the French verb crétiniser is “to turn into a cretin” or “to make someone stupid.” It is pronounced “kreh-tee-nee-zay.”
The word crétiniser comes from the French word “crétin,” which means “stupid” or “idiot.” The suffix “-iser” is added to verbs in French to indicate a process or action. Therefore, crétiniser literally means “to make someone stupid.”
In everyday French, crétiniser in the Passé Antérieur tense is used to indicate a specific action that caused someone to become stupid in the past. It is often used in a humorous or exaggerated way.
Here are three examples of crétiniser used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai crétinisé mes amis en leur faisant croire que les licornes existaient. (I made my friends stupid by making them believe unicorns were real.)
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Tu avais crétinisé ton frère en lui apprenant à faire un tour de magie avec une fourchette. (You had made your brother stupid by teaching him a magic trick with a fork.)
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Il avait crétinisé sa petite amie en lui faisant regarder des heures de télé-réalité. (He had made his girlfriend stupid by making her watch hours of reality TV.)
English translations:
- I made my friends stupid by making them believe unicorns were real.
- You had made your brother stupid by teaching him a magic trick with a fork.
- He had made his girlfriend stupid by making her watch hours of reality TV.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crétiniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus crétinisé | J’eus crétinisé | I had cretinized |
tu | tu eus crétinisé | Tu eus crétinisé | You had cretinized |
il | il eut crétinisé | Il eut crétinisé | He had cretinized |
elle | elle eut crétinisé | Elle eut crétinisé | She had cretinized |
on | on eut crétinisé | On eut crétinisé | One had cretinized |
nous | nous eûmes crétinisé | Nous eûmes crétinisé | We had cretinized |
vous | vous eûtes crétinisé | Vous eûtes crétinisé | You had cretinized |
ils | ils eurent crétinisé | Ils eurent crétinisé | They had cretinized |
elles | elles eurent crétinisé | Elles eurent crétinisé | They had cretinized |
Other Conjugations for Crétiniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crétiniser
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Crétiniser – 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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