Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Introduction to the verb décarcasser
The English translation of the French verb décarcasser is “to work really hard” or “to rack one’s brain”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-kar-kah-see”.
Décarcasser comes from the French prefix dé- meaning “to take away” and carcasse meaning “body” or “framework”. The verb is derived from the colloquial expression “se décarcasser” which literally means “to break one’s body” and is often used to describe a great physical or mental effort.
In everyday French, décarcasser is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense which expresses an action completed before another past action. An example of this tense would be “J’ai décarcassé” meaning “I worked really hard”.
Here are three simple examples of décarcasser in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai décarcassé pour réussir mon examen. (I worked really hard to pass my exam.)
- Nous nous sommes décarcassés pour trouver une solution. (We racked our brains to find a solution.)
- Tu t’es décarcassé pour organiser cette fête. (You worked hard to organize this party.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décarcasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décarcassé | I had worked my hardest |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décarcassé | You had worked your hardest |
il | il eût | Il eût décarcassé | He had worked his hardest |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décarcassé | She had worked her hardest |
on | on eût | On eût décarcassé | One had worked their hardest |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décarcassé | We had worked our hardest |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décarcassé | You had worked your hardest |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décarcassé | They had worked their hardest |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décarcassé | They had worked their hardest |
Other Conjugations for Décarcasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décarcasser
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Décarcasser – 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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