Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Introduction to the verb décoloniser
The English translation of the French verb décoloniser is “to decolonize.” It is pronounced as “day-coh-loh-nee-zay.”
The word décoloniser comes from the French word “décolonisation,” which is derived from the Latin word “colonus,” meaning “settler.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the process of freeing a country or territory from the control of another country.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décoloniser is used to describe a completed action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Les pays ont décolonisé leurs colonies après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (The countries decolonized their colonies after World War II.)
- Le mouvement de décolonisation a entraîné des changements majeurs dans les anciennes colonies. (The decolonization movement brought about major changes in the former colonies.)
- Les populations autochtones se sont battues pour décoloniser leur territoire. (The indigenous populations fought to decolonize their territory.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décoloniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décolonisé | I had decolonized |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décolonisé | You had decolonized |
il | il eût | Il eût décolonisé | He had decolonized |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décolonisé | She had decolonized |
on | on eût | On eût décolonisé | One had decolonized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décolonisé | We had decolonized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décolonisé | You had decolonized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décolonisé | They had decolonized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décolonisé | They had decolonized |
Other Conjugations for Décoloniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décoloniser
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Décoloniser – 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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