Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Introduction to the verb dandiner
The English translation of the French verb dandiner is “to sway” or “to waddle.” It is pronounced as “dahn-dee-nay”.
The language origin of dandiner can be traced back to the Old French word “dandiner” which means “to walk unsteadily.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples:
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J’avais dandiné sur la piste de danse avant que la musique ne s’arrête. (I had swayed on the dance floor before the music stopped.)
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Tu avais dandiné devant le miroir quand je suis entré dans la chambre. (You had waddled in front of the mirror when I entered the room.)
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Elle avait dandiné sur ses pieds pour essayer de calmer le bébé. (She had swayed on her feet to try to calm the baby.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dandiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dandiné | J’eus dandiné | I had wiggled |
tu | tu eus dandiné | Tu eus dandiné | You had wiggled |
il | il eut dandiné | Il eut dandiné | He had wiggled |
elle | elle eut dandiné | Elle eut dandiné | She had wiggled |
on | on eut dandiné | On eut dandiné | One had wiggled |
nous | nous eûmes dandiné | Nous eûmes dandiné | We had wiggled |
vous | vous eûtes dandiné | Vous eûtes dandiné | You had wiggled |
ils | ils eurent dandiné | Ils eurent dandiné | They had wiggled |
elles | elles eurent dandiné | Elles eurent dandiné | They had wiggled |
Other Conjugations for Dandiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dandiner
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Dandiner – 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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