Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Introduction to the verb dédier
The English translation of the French verb dédier is “to dedicate.” It is pronounced as “day-dee-ay.”
The word dédier comes from the Latin word “dedicare” meaning “to consecrate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of the usage of dédier in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai dédié ce livre à ma mère. (I dedicated this book to my mother.)
- Il a dédié sa vie à la recherche scientifique. (He dedicated his life to scientific research.)
- Nous avons dédié beaucoup de temps à ce projet. (We dedicated a lot of time to this project.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dédier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus dédié | J’eus dédié mes efforts | I had dedicated my efforts |
tu | tu eus dédié | Tu eus dédié tes efforts | You had dedicated your efforts |
il | il eut dédié | Il eut dédié ses efforts | He had dedicated his efforts |
elle | elle eut dédié | Elle eut dédié ses efforts | She had dedicated her efforts |
on | on eut dédié | On eut dédié ses efforts | One had dedicated one’s efforts |
nous | nous eûmes dédié | Nous eûmes dédié nos efforts | We had dedicated our efforts |
vous | vous eûtes dédié | Vous eûtes dédié vos efforts | You had dedicated your efforts |
ils | ils eurent dédié | Ils eurent dédié leurs efforts | They had dedicated their efforts |
elles | elles eurent dédié | Elles eurent dédié leurs efforts | They had dedicated their efforts |
Other Conjugations for Dédier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dédier
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Dédier – 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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