Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Introduction to the verb dédaigner
The English translation of dédaigner is “to disdain” or “to scorn.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-dayn-yay.”
The word dédaigner comes from the Old French word “dedaignier,” which is derived from the Latin word “dedignari,” meaning “to despise” or “to reject with disdain.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dédaigner used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- Elle dédaigna ses offres d’aide. (She disdained his offers of help.)
- Ils dédaignèrent de répondre à mes questions. (They scorned to answer my questions.)
- Le roi dédaigna la demande de son peuple. (The king scorned the demand of his people.)
In these examples, dédaigner is used to describe an action that was completed in the past, before another past action. It conveys a sense of disdain or scorn towards the object or action being rejected.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dédaigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dédaigné | I had disdained |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dédaigné | You had disdained |
il | il eût | Il eût dédaigné | He had disdained |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dédaigné | She had disdained |
on | on eût | On eût dédaigné | One had disdained |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dédaigné | We had disdained |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dédaigné | You had disdained |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dédaigné | They had disdained |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dédaigné | They had disdained |
Other Conjugations for Dédaigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédaigner
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Dédaigner – 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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