Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Introduction to the verb déboussoler
The English translation of the French verb déboussoler is “to disorient” or “to unsettle.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “dey-boo-so-leh.”
Déboussoler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-“, meaning “to remove” or “to undo,” and the verb “boussoler,” which comes from the noun “boussole” meaning “compass.” In everyday French, déboussoler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for an action that happened before another past action.
Examples:
- Quand j’ai vu cette photo, cela m’a déboussolé. (When I saw this photo, it disoriented me.)
- Elle avait été déboussolée par le bruit de la manifestation. (She had been unsettled by the noise of the protest.)
- L’annonce de sa démission m’a complètement déboussolé. (The announcement of his resignation completely disoriented me.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déboussoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus déboussolé | J’eus déboussolé | I had disoriented |
tu | tu eusses déboussolé | Tu eusses déboussolé | You had disoriented |
il | il eût déboussolé | Il eût déboussolé | He had disoriented |
elle | elle eût déboussolé | Elle eût déboussolé | She had disoriented |
on | on eût déboussolé | On eût déboussolé | One had disoriented |
nous | nous eûmes déboussolé | Nous eûmes déboussolé | We had disoriented |
vous | vous eûtes déboussolé | Vous eûtes déboussolé | You had disoriented |
ils | ils eurent déboussolé | Ils eurent déboussolé | They had disoriented |
elles | elles eurent déboussolé | Elles eurent déboussolé | They had disoriented |
Other Conjugations for Déboussoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déboussoler
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Déboussoler – 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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