Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Introduction to the verb décharner
The English translation of décharner is “to dig up” or “to unearth.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-shar-nay.”
Décharner comes from the French words “dé-” (meaning “un-” or “undo”) and “charnier” (meaning “mass grave”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of décharner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Ils eurent décharné les restes de l’ancienne ville romaine avant de commencer leur fouille archéologique. (They had dug up the remains of the ancient Roman city before starting their archaeological dig.)
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Quand il fut arrivé à l’ancienne tombe, il découvrit que quelqu’un avait déjà décharné le cercueil. (When he arrived at the old tomb, he discovered that someone had already unearthed the coffin.)
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Elle eut décharné les vieilles photos de famille pour en trouver une d’elle avec son grand-père. (She had dug up the old family photos to find one of her with her grandfather.)
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They had dug up the remains of the ancient Roman city before starting their archaeological dig.
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When he arrived at the old tomb, he discovered that someone had already unearthed the coffin.
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She had dug up the old family photos to find one of her with her grandfather.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décharner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décharné | I had unburied |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décharné | You had unburied |
il | il eût | Il eût décharné | He had unburied |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décharné | She had unburied |
on | on eût | On eût décharné | One had unburied |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décharné | We had unburied |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décharné | You had unburied |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décharné | They had unburied |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décharné | They had unburied |
Other Conjugations for Décharner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décharner
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Décharner – 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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