Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Introduction to the verb déflorer
The English translation of the French verb déflorer is “to deflower.” It is pronounced as “deh-fluh-rer.”
Déflorer comes from the Latin word “deflorare,” meaning “to pluck the flower.” In French, it is used to refer to the act of taking a woman’s virginity. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of déflorer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais défloré ma petite amie avant notre mariage. (I had deflowered my girlfriend before our marriage.)
- Il avait défloré la jeune fille lors de leur première nuit ensemble. (He had deflowered the girl on their first night together.)
- Elle avait défloré sa sœur en lui racontant des histoires choquantes. (She had deflowered her sister by telling her shocking stories.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déflorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse défloré | I had deflowered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses défloré | You had deflowered |
il | il eût | Il eût défloré | He had deflowered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût défloré | She had deflowered |
on | on eût | On eût défloré | One had deflowered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes défloré | We had deflowered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes défloré | You had deflowered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent défloré | They had deflowered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent défloré | They had deflowered |
Other Conjugations for Déflorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déflorer
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Déflorer – 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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