Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Introduction to the verb décaver
The English translation of the French verb décaver is “to go bankrupt” or “to run out of money.” It is pronounced “dey-kah-vay.”
The word décaver comes from the French word “cave,” meaning cellar or basement. In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about a past event that happened before another past event.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai décavé avant d’avoir trouvé un nouveau travail. (I went bankrupt before finding a new job.)
- Tu as décavé après avoir investi dans cette entreprise. (You went bankrupt after investing in this company.)
- Il a décavé dès qu’il a perdu son principal client. (He went bankrupt as soon as he lost his main client.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décavé | I had ruined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décavé | You had ruined |
il | il eût | Il eût décavé | He had ruined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décavé | She had ruined |
on | on eût | On eût décavé | One had ruined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décavé | We had ruined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décavé | You had ruined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décavé | They had ruined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décavé | They had ruined |
Other Conjugations for Décaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décaver
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Décaver – 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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